My father is Jiajing

Chapter 464: The Enemies of the Young Lord

The East Tower Courtyard in the capital.

Prince Yu was reprimanded and asked to reflect on his mistakes at home, but Yan Shifan was very happy.

Today, all his confidants gathered here. Zhao Wenhua and Yan Maoqing sat on the left and right respectively, and the rest of the people sat down according to their status in the Yan Party camp.

Yan Shifan happily asked Yan Kuan to ask the maids in the other courtyard to serve tea to Zhao Wenhua, Yan Maoqing and others. This tea is also the most popular lemon tea in the capital today. It tastes sour, sweet and refreshing. One sip of it can make people shiver comfortably.

This tea is the new product of Yirantang, and the lemons are all picked from Guangdong, Fujian and other places. The locals have given many names to this sour fruit, such as "lemon fruit", "foreign lemon", "Yimu fruit", "Yimu child", etc. After studying the medicinal value of this thing, Li Shizhen said that it has the functions of promoting body fluid, quenching thirst, and removing heat.

Of course, these effects do not seem to be very tempting to dignitaries like Yan Shifan. After all, no one knows how much other fruits and herbs with the same medicinal properties cost, and no one knows how many are more valuable than this thing.

However, after this new tea was launched from Yiran Tang, it attracted countless attention and popularity as soon as it was on the market, because its price was so affordable.

A bottle of ordinary lemon tea only costs 88 wen, while the one with better packaging and more distinctive taste costs 188 wen. However, this price is still too cheap for Yan Shifan and others.

So under Zhu Zaigui's guidance, this lemon tea also launched a high-end version, ginseng lemon tea. With ginseng as a gimmick, the price of this bottle of high-end lemon tea soared to between two and five taels of silver.

The reason for the price difference of two to five taels is not because scalpers outside are hoarding goods, but because of the age of the ginseng. The ginseng lemon tea that can be sold for five taels a bottle is said to contain rare old mountain ginseng that is fifty years old.

Such treasures are rare and valuable things for the Ming Dynasty. After all, there are not many places where ginseng can grow in the current Ming Dynasty, and these places are either very dangerous or in remote areas.

Therefore, even if the wealthy businessmen of the Ming Dynasty were wealthy, they could not necessarily enjoy a bowl of ginseng soup that was more than 50 years old every day.

But now with this bottle of high-end ginseng lemon tea, they can spend relatively less money and enjoy the nourishment of fifty-year-old ginseng every day.

Moreover, according to the latest research of Li Shizhen's Academy of Medical Sciences and Imperial Hospital, they believe that lemons can prevent cardiovascular disease, and can also delay aging and inhibit pigmentation.

Although the term pigmentation is rather mysterious, its explanation is concise and can directly hit the hearts of those who love beauty. After all, no one wants to be confused by the changes in skin color on their face or body due to aging. Whether they are men or women, they all want to have a youthful and healthy body.

Therefore, many ladies from wealthy families are flocking to it. As the group who are most worried about aging and losing their beauty, they are also the main consumers of lemon tea.

However, what Yan Shifan and his gang finally fell in love with was the word "delaying aging" in this long explanation. Although they were not obsessed with cultivating immortality like Emperor Jiajing, no one wanted to die early, so this high-end ginseng lemon tea naturally became the favorite of this group of people.

And before that, those warriors who had the conditions to buy fresh lemons directly were even so cruel as to eat lemons raw. But after trying it, they were so sour that they put on distorted masks, and finally gave up the idea of ​​eating lemons directly to delay aging and inhibit pigmentation.

Yan Shifan pulled the cork off the lemon tea and took a big gulp, feeling very refreshed. Seeing this, Yan Kuan beside him immediately said worriedly, "Master, Imperial Doctor Li told you to eat less sweets in the future."

Yan Shifan said unhappily, "I'm not not eating, I'm drinking now. Doctor Li didn't forbid me to drink, right?"

When Yan Kuan heard Yan Shifan's words, he felt embarrassed. As Yan Shifan's close servant, he was most concerned about Yan Shifan's health.

Originally, Yan Shifan was unwilling to see Li Shizhen from the Medical College, but in the end, after Yan Kuan's repeated requests, he agreed to let Li Shizhen see him.

Li Shizhen didn't want to help Yan Shifan with his medical treatment, but Zhu Zaigui said after knowing this, "A doctor is like a parent to a patient. Although Yan Shifan was arrogant and did many bad things by relying on the power of the Yan Party, it is undeniable that he also did some decent things."

So Li Shizhen finally went to Yan Shifan's house, examined Yan Shifan, prescribed medicine, and told Yan Shifan not to eat any sweets in the future.

But eating sweet food is Yan Shifan's nature, how could he resist?
So even though he reluctantly gave up Yiran candy, he finally fell in love with lemon tea again. Yan Shifan really liked the sour and sweet taste.

Therefore, now whenever Yan Shifan met with his confidants and core members of the Yan Party such as Zhao Wenhua and Yan Maoqing, he would be eager to ask Yan Kuan to serve lemon tea to entertain the guests instead of the original traditional tea.

Zhao Wenhua, Yan Maoqing and others did not have any resistance to Yan Shifan's new hobby, nor did they think that Yan Shifan's behavior was unrefined. They happily followed the host's wishes and drank the lemon tea that Yan Shifan asked the maids to serve them.

After tasting the drink, Yan Shifan put the lemon tea aside and continued to say happily, "Prince Yu was reprimanded by the emperor and is now reflecting on his mistakes in the palace. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us. We must seize this opportunity and build momentum for Prince Jing."

Zhao Wenhua, Yan Maoqing and other core members of Yan's party all showed expressions of deep agreement when they heard Yan Shifan's words. They were already completely tied to the Yan family.

If the Yan family is doing well, then they will naturally be doing well too. If the Yan family loses power, they will not be able to escape the fate of being liquidated.

And even if they were lucky enough to escape, all hope for the future would be cut off. After all, there were many people on the Qingliu side who wanted to replace them. Even if they gave up all their positions and benefits, the spoils among the Qingliu group would not be enough.

Therefore, for the sake of their current official positions and their future hopes, the people present could only follow Yan Shifan and support King Jing as the heir. Once this was accomplished, it would be a great event for the whole world to celebrate! Zhao Wenhua looked at the triumphant Yan Shifan and said happily: "Donglou, you have done a great deed by building the Wanshou Palace for His Majesty this time. Now His Majesty has awarded you the honor of being on duty alone in the West Garden. The next step is to officially join the cabinet!"

"You should know that since the reign of Emperor Yingzong, only Hanlin scholars can enter the cabinet. If you can break this unspoken rule, it will definitely be a great thing to celebrate!"

As soon as Zhao Wenhua finished speaking, a group of Yan Party core members all echoed "yes, yes", as if Yan Shifan was really going to join the cabinet soon.

Yan Shifan also laughed happily after hearing what Zhao Wenhua said.

Yan Shifan chuckled and said, "Whether or not I join the cabinet is not what I pursue. Anyway, I have been in the cabinet for more than ten years. I know what is going on in the cabinet better than anyone else."

"Even though Xu Jie is now the so-called deputy minister, he still has to be polite in front of me. He dare not say a single big word. He has to ask for my opinion before doing many things."

"So, it doesn't matter to me whether I join the cabinet or not. I just want to do my job well for the court and defeat those corrupt elements who are trying to destroy the unity of the court."

When everyone heard what Yan Shifan said, they all laughed, as if they were really the side of justice at this moment.

Yan Shifan continued, "That tall and stupid guy is in a very important position now. According to the agreement they originally made, he should step down as the chairman of the Ming Federal Reserve in more than half a year."

"Jingqing, I think you are very suitable to take over this important position. I will talk to the shareholders of Jiangxi Bank in a while and recommend you as the president of Jiangxi Bank. Then I will find a few other directors of Ming United Reserve Bank that we trust to push you together and try to control Ming United Reserve Bank in our hands."

When Yan Maoqing heard Yan Shifan's words, he was so excited that tears almost came out. He originally thought that his next promotion was already very difficult, and he was thinking about whether he should go through Nanjing's route and first get a full-time position as a minister of one of the six ministries in Nanjing to solve the problem of the treatment of the second rank.

Unexpectedly, Yan Shifan now wants him to succeed Gao Gong as the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the Ming Dynasty. Although according to the current rank sequence, the position of the Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the Ming Dynasty is also the third rank Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but this Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is a self-appointed king who cannot be controlled by the Minister of Revenue. In addition, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the Ming Dynasty can also attend some important court meetings with the six ministers.

Therefore, judging from the officialdom on the scene, no one would regard the Chairman of the Ming Federal Reserve as an ordinary institution. Even if it goes a step further, the future Chairman of the Ming Federal Reserve might also have to concurrently hold the title of the Minister of Revenue, and be on par with the official Minister of Revenue.

Yan Maoqing stood up and bowed excitedly, "Thank you, young minister, for your cultivation!"

Yan Shifan laughed and said, "I will take care of this matter, and you can continue to go to Prince Jing's mansion. Oh, there is another question. Now that Prince Yu has been punished and Hu Zongxian has been removed from his post as the governor of Zhejiang, this means that the emperor is now dissatisfied with the case of Wang Zhi handled by Prince Yu and Hu Zongxian."

"Now you have to strike while the iron is hot and have a good talk with Wang Bengu. You can't let this old guy back down at the last minute. You have to make him keep working hard and try to prove Wang Zhi's guilt and hang his head on the city wall!"

Yan Maoqing immediately patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, young minister, Wang Bengu is just a hypocritical person. The reason why he took the initiative to destroy Hu Zongxian's plan of peace in Hangzhou was just to grab the credit and show off his so-called moral integrity."

"Now that things have developed to this point, he has absolutely no room for maneuver. The people on Xu Jie's side must hate him to the core, so I will definitely be able to convince him to continue to resist the remonstrance and become a sharp knife for us to deal with Xu Jie and others!"

Yan Shifan also laughed happily after listening to Yan Maoqing's words, "Hahaha, not bad, not bad. Wang Bengu is too selfish, always thinking about gaining fame for himself, without any sense of the overall situation, otherwise we would not have seized such a good opportunity this time. He was able to lure and capture Wang Zhi, who Hu Zongxian had persuaded to surrender, which shows that Wang Bengu is not willing to be just an inspector who does nothing."

"Go and give him some encouragement, and describe his act of trapping Wang Zhi as extremely righteous, so that he can continue to maintain this sense of justice that is indulged in self-intoxication."

"Although such people are not very good, if they can be used well, the response they can cause will be like a raging wave, forcing the emperor to compromise with their ideas."

After hearing this, Zhao Wenhua, Yan Maoqing and others all laughed. It was unclear whether they were laughing at Wang Bengu, a man who was seeking fame and reputation for his honesty, or they were happy that what was going to happen next would develop as they had imagined.

After everyone finished laughing, they immediately moved on to the next topic.

Yan Shifan said: "At present, the core figures around Prince Yu, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, as well as Li Chunfang and others are still unharmed. Now we must also use this opportunity to collect their faults and try to take them down when dealing with Wang Zhi!"

"Oh, right? There's still that damned Hai Rui. We can't let him go either. We've been trying to do something in Shanxi these years, but this little black guy is watching us like we're thieves, as if we're not sincere about contributing to the post-earthquake reconstruction in Shanxi and other places?"

"His character of ganging up on others and attacking dissidents is no different from Wang Bengu, who only seeks fame and integrity. He is just lucky to have gotten close to Prince Yu. Otherwise, before the establishment of the Beijing Special District, I would have let him know that there are still laws in the Ming Dynasty!"

Yan Shifan was also very angry when he talked about Hai Rui. He still remembered the story of how he dealt with Wang Youzhao. Otherwise, if Hai Rui had set him up, would Luo Longwen have to go into exile at sea?
Although Luo Longwen now plays a more important role at sea than before, Yan Shifan still can't swallow his anger. When he thinks of how Hai Rui treated him like a fool and mistook dead sheep for frozen workers, he feels very angry.

Now that Prince Yu has lost his power this time, it is naturally time for Yan Shifan to take revenge and settle grievances.

Therefore, Hai Rui will definitely be his main target this time!
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