My father is Jiajing

Chapter 278 The Poison of the Human Heart
Yan Shifan, who suffered a loss in the imperial meeting, returned to his home and his anger level instantly exceeded the limit!
"Is this Wang Youzhao sick? How dare he snatch my benefits? Does he really think that old dog Xu Jie can protect him?"

Yan Shifan was so angry that he scooped a spoonful of Yiran candy and put it in his mouth to chew it dry. This greasy sweet taste was the best way to reduce his internal heat.

So whenever he had nothing to do, he couldn't help but eat a spoonful or two to soothe himself.

Luo Longwen looked at the furious Yan Shifan and sighed in his heart. He did not expect that Shuntian Prefecture would actually play such a trick to cut off the source of funds. It was really hard to guard against.

Luo Longwen comforted Yan Shifan, "Young Lord, calm down. Wang Youzhao is just a short-sighted person. And didn't you help us get back on track in the end? He was asked to handle the Urban Construction Division, but he is still one of ours. When the time comes, won't we still have the final say on what to do?"

Luo Longwen's consolation slightly reduced Yan Shifan's anger, but Yan Shifan still snorted in dissatisfaction, "If my father hadn't stopped me today, I would have reported him to the emperor. The expansion of the outer city of the capital is such a big deal, can he do it in Shuntian Prefecture? If it weren't for me, Yan Shifan, could he have accomplished it?

Yan Shifan thought for a while, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he got. "I shouldn't have dragged him along with me to petition for the construction of an outer city in the first place. Now that it's done, he wants to have it all to himself? How can such a good thing happen in the world? I need to teach him a lesson."

At this point, Yan Shifan's eyes couldn't help but turn cold. I wonder what evil plans he's up to?
Luo Longwen stood aside and watched Yan Shifan like this. He also knew that Yan Shifan would definitely use a big move in this situation, but as to what kind of insidious move it would be, sometimes Luo Longwen's brain could not keep up with Yan Shifan's thoughts.

However, this did not prevent Luo Longwen from trying to please Yan Shifan. Just when Yan Shifan was thinking about how to deal with Wang Youzhao, Luo Longwen brought over the sandalwood box he had brought.

"Young Lord, this is a Song Dynasty inkstone that I went through great pains to find for you. It is said to have been passed down by Su Dongpo. Please appreciate it."

Yan Shifan looked up at the inkstone handed to him by Luo Longwen. It was indeed a Song Dynasty style. Its square and simple shape was unlike the fancy carvings of today.

Yan Shifan hummed, "You have the intention, let it go first."

Luo Longwen happily put the inkstone aside and brought a cup of tea to Yan Shifan.

"Young Lord, have you thought about how to deal with Wang Youzhao? I have a plan."

Yan Shifan listened to Luo Longwen's voice and looked at his respectful attitude, and immediately smiled, "Tell me about it."

Luo Longwen said quietly: "Winter is coming soon."

Yan Shifan frowned slightly, "What's wrong with winter?"

Luo Longwen said: "It will definitely freeze people to death in winter!"

Yan Shifan was a little disappointed when he heard this. People froze to death in winter every year, especially in the capital, where it was commonplace and was not a rare occurrence at all.

It is obviously a bit far-fetched to expect to deal with Wang Youzhao by freezing people to death in winter.

Yan Shifan said, "So what if people froze to death? The capital is located in the north, and it is extremely cold in winter. In which year does the capital not freeze to death? These people froze to death, so what's the point of wasting? This can't be used as an excuse to deal with Wang Youzhao."

Luo Longwen smiled and said, "What if the people who froze to death were not beggars, but civilians or workers who were working to expand the capital?"

After Yan Shifan heard Luo Longwen's words, his eyes slowly lit up. "Yes, what if the people who froze to death were civilians and workers? Doesn't this mean that Shuntian Prefecture was incompetent? Why didn't I think of that?"

Luo Longwen flattered, "That's because the young minister is kind-hearted. Originally, the Ministry of Works was responsible for these workers and laborers. Now that Shuntian Prefecture is going to set up a City Construction Bureau to take over, this matter must be Shuntian Prefecture's business. If Shuntian Prefecture cannot properly prepare winter supplies for these workers and laborers, the workers and laborers will freeze to death."

"When the time comes, we just need to stand up and speak for these poor workers and laborers who froze to death. The court will surely give justice to these poor workers and laborers. As the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture and the direct person in charge of the Urban Construction Bureau, Wang Youzhao will definitely not escape any responsibility." Yan Shifan was even more delighted after hearing this, and could not help but scoop a big spoonful of Yiran sugar into his mouth, "Great, great, great. This is really a good plan. This winter, it is indeed my turn to take charge of the people and deal with corrupt officials."

Such a sinister and vicious plan, such a poisonous plan that does not regard the lives of ordinary people as one's own, actually became a brilliant plan in Yan Shifan's mouth, and it also became an opportunity for him to play the role of a good guy.

From this we can see how terrible the poison in people’s hearts is!
When Luo Longwen heard that his strategy was adopted by Yan Shifan, he was very happy.

Luo Longwen said: "As long as you think it's good, it's fine. I just followed your thoughts."

Yan Shifan laughed and said, "You are wrong. What do you mean by following my thoughts? Isn't this to uphold justice for those poor workers and civilians?"

Luo Longwen quickly smiled and said, "Yes, yes, the young master is kind-hearted, but I am dumb and can't speak."

Just when Yan Shifan and Luo Longwen came up with such a vicious plan, Wang Youzhao was indeed still depressed. He really couldn't understand what Xu Jie's last few words meant.

What does it mean to say "If you want to fight with the young cabinet minister, you should think about who you can rely on. If you don't fight, you should think about who you will offend."

Wang Youzhao racked his brains but couldn't figure out why he had to compete with the young cabinet minister?

Isn't it just acting according to your will that I took the lead in this matter? Why do you want to abandon the donkey after the matter is done and destroy the bridge after crossing the river?

This is immoral!
The more Wang Youzhao thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. "No, I have to ask Zhang Juzheng about this."

Wang Youzhao immediately called out to the official in his palace, "Go find Zhang Juzheng, the scholar from the Hanlin Academy. I have something to ask him."

After hearing what his master said, Wang Youzhao's housekeeper did not dare to delay and immediately sent someone to find Zhang Juzheng.

At this time, Zhang Juzheng was not at home, but was in Prince Yu's mansion to report the good news to Prince Yu.

Therefore, Wang Youzhao's plan to find Zhang Juzheng at this time to find out what was going on was doomed to be in vain. He could only rack his brains to figure out what went wrong.

Why did Xu Jie say such words to him in the end? Was he going to abandon him?

When Wang Youzhao thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a chill all over his body. He had been an official for so many years. Although he called Xu Jie his mentor, he knew too well how cruel his mentor's heart was. In order to please Yan Song and Yan Shifan, he even gave his granddaughter to other people's sons as a concubine.

He was just one of Xu Jie's many disciples, and the position of Shuntian Prefecture Governor was the highest he could achieve. Even if he wanted to go further, he would either be sent to a province as a governor, or be a deputy in one of the six ministries or nine government offices.

If he wanted to take another step forward, unless a miracle happened, he would not have a chance to take a position at the core of the imperial court. After all, the Shuntian Prefecture during the Ming Dynasty was only a third-rank official, which was completely different from the high-ranking vice-state-level officials of the capital in later generations.

Therefore, if Wang Youzhao said that he was not panicking, that would be ridiculous.

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