My father is Jiajing

Chapter 275 I held this meeting for you
When Emperor Jiajing heard Huang Jin's answer, he became even more curious.

You should know that under normal circumstances, for most of the memorials submitted by the Ministry of Public Security, the Imperial Household Department could first draft a suggestion like the cabinet, and then submit it to the emperor for review.

Of course, sometimes, if something is not particularly important, the emperor would not ask about it and would directly ask the Imperial Household Department to approve it.

After all, many times, the memorials submitted through the Ministry of Public Administration were just trivial "matters". If the emperor had to personally review and approve every memorial, he would probably be exhausted to death sooner or later.

What's more, Emperor Jiajing also wanted to comprehend the great path of cultivating immortals. Therefore, as long as it did not involve matters of military and national affairs, and as long as it did not affect his sensitive financial matters, Emperor Jiajing would delegate the power to the Imperial Household Department for approval.

Afterwards, the Imperial Household Department would present a general briefing, and that would be the end of the matter.

But now Huang Jin actually said that Shuntian Prefecture had submitted a memorial that made him dare not make a decision, which made Emperor Jiajing curious about what suggestion Shuntian Prefecture had made.

Emperor Jiajing said, "Bring it here for me to see."

Huang Jin respectfully held up the memorial from Shuntian Prefecture and handed it to Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing stretched out his arm and took the memorial in his hand, then opened it and took a quick look.

After Emperor Jiajing finished reading the contents of the memorial, he could not help but frown slightly, "How dare Wang Youzhao snatch food from Yan Shifan?"

This was Emperor Jiajing’s first reaction after reading it.

Then the Emperor Jiajing's brows relaxed and a smile appeared on his lips. "If I'm right, this idea shouldn't be Wang Youzhao's."

Huang Jin heard what Emperor Jiajing said and replied obediently, "No one is wiser than the Emperor. Before I came here, I specifically checked some of the secret reports from the East Factory about Wang Youzhao recently and found that Zhang Juzheng had recently been to his house and stayed for about an hour before leaving."

"I think that Wang Youzhao dared to submit such a memorial to request the establishment of a city construction department because of the advice of Xu Gelao, who was behind Zhang Juzheng. Otherwise, Wang Youzhao would have been very cautious and would not have dared to compete with Yan Shifan for the interests of city construction."

Emperor Jiajing nodded and agreed with Huang Jin's judgment. "Xu Jie did a good job. I thought he would just pretend to be Yan Song's grandson, but I didn't expect him to help in secret. This is good."

Xu Jie, who was in the cabinet, praising Yan Song with a smile on his face for his vigor and wisdom in state affairs and saying that he wanted to learn from Yan Song, suddenly felt an itchy nose and could not help sneezing.

Yan Song, who was also closing his eyes to enjoy Xu Jie's flattery, couldn't help but laugh when he heard Xu Jie's sneeze: "Zisheng, you should take care of your health. You have caught a cold. I am old now, and the affairs of the cabinet need you young people to take care of them. You must not neglect your health."

Xu Jie quickly replied: "Thank you for your concern, it seems that the window was not closed properly last night. I will be fine after drinking some hot soup later."

Yan Song chuckled and continued to enjoy Yan Shifan's service.

Yan Shifan stood beside Yan Song, ostensibly to show his filial piety, but in reality he was also participating in the cabinet's political affairs in disguise, although this was not in line with the cabinet's rules.

However, Emperor Jiajing tacitly allowed Yan Shifan to enter and leave the cabinet, so even formal cabinet ministers such as Xu Jie did not dare to express any resentment.

Because they all knew how favorable the current emperor was to Yan Song and Yan Shifan, father and son, and Yan Shifan's suggestions were repeatedly recognized by Emperor Jiajing.

Faced with such a situation, anyone who is so blind as to accuse Yan Shifan of not being in the cabinet would certainly be severely retaliated against.

Besides, they have reached such a high position in the government. Before they have gained the absolute trust of the emperor, pretending to be a grandson and playing dumb is the first secret of their survival. Who would jump out like a rookie to show off his temper?

To put it bluntly, those who dare to speak out are actually just tools used by these old guys to test each other. If they are lucky, they are righteous officials who dare to speak out. If they are unlucky, they are just cannon fodder in the fights between these old guys.

While helping Yan Song sort out the government affairs on his desk, Yan Shifan looked up and smiled at Xu Jie, "Lord Xu, if you are sick, just take a rest. I can help a little with the cabinet affairs, but don't get too tired."

Xu Jie smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Donglou. I can still hold on and can help you more."

Yan Shifan laughed when he heard this. He saw through the mind of this old man Xu Jie at a glance. He seemed to be humble and submissive, but in fact he was harboring evil intentions and wanted to replace his father's position. Don't you even take a piss and look at yourself to see if you are worthy of it?

His father is his assistant! Who can shake a point?
Just when Xu Jie, Yan Shifan and others were playing tricks in the cabinet, Chen Hong, the newly promoted eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, arrived.

After Chen Hong arrived at the Imperial Household Department, he bowed slightly to Yan Song and other ministers, and then said to Yan Song: "Venerable Minister, the Emperor has ordered that all ministers be summoned to the Wanshou Palace for a meeting."

When the cabinet members heard Chen Hong say that Emperor Jiajing had ordered them to go to the Wanshou Palace to discuss matters, they all bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I obey your order."

Then everyone followed Chen Hong to the Wanshou Palace in Xiyuan.

When they all arrived at the main hall of the Wanshou Palace and stood in order, Jiajing still did not appear, which made Yan Song, Xu Jie, Yan Shifan and others curious.

Yan Shifan asked Chen Hong, who had brought them here, "Eunuch Chen, why hasn't His Majesty come yet?"

Chen Hong glanced at Yan Shifan and did not answer Yan Shifan's question. He just said, "Please wait for a moment, my dear ministers."

After a long while, just when Yan Shifan and others were getting a little impatient, the Minister of Works Ouyang Bijin and the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture Wang Youzhao also arrived.

Yan Shifan looked at the two curiously, "Why are you here?"

Before the two men could reply, Emperor Jiajing appeared in the main hall of Wanshou Palace as if in a flash.

"Is everyone here?"

As soon as Emperor Jiajing's voice sounded, Yan Song, Xu Jie and others immediately reacted and bowed respectfully in the direction where Emperor Jiajing appeared, "Your Majesty, we pay our respects to you."

Emperor Jiajing walked to the throne in the hall and turned around to sit down. Then he raised his hand to adjust his sleeves and said, "Stand up. Bring a brocade cushion to Lord Yan."

This was the exclusive treatment given to Yan Song by Emperor Jiajing. No matter how envious other people were, they would not receive such treatment.

Yan Song bowed tremblingly again in response to the Emperor Jiajing's reward, then carefully sat down on the brocade cushion that had been moved, quietly waiting for the Emperor Jiajing's words.

Emperor Jiajing looked at Wang Youzhao, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, and said, "Wang Youzhao, this temporary imperial meeting today was convened for you. Please speak first."

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