My father is Jiajing

Chapter 470 Hurt Your Mother's Head

Emperor Jiajing approved Zhu Zaigui's proposal to recommend Zhu Zaizhen as the next head of the Jinyiwei, but Lu Bing was not dead yet and the Wang Zhi case was not over yet.

Therefore, Emperor Jiajing could only put this proposal in his heart temporarily. It would not be too late to implement this matter after everything was settled and ready.

Zhu Zaigui, who had ended his house arrest and reopened his government, did not slack off. Early the next morning, he asked Meng Chong to send someone to find Hai Rui. This news was neither deliberately publicized nor concealed.

But a powerful political storm still blew up in the capital.

Everyone in the capital knew that Prince Yu was severely reprimanded and confined to house arrest by Emperor Jiajing. But now, Prince Yu not only lifted the house arrest quietly, but also sent someone to summon Hai Rui, the current deputy chief of the Beijing Special District.

This news was like a storm, and it had spread throughout the capital before Hai Rui even arrived at Prince Yu's Mansion.

When Yan Shifan heard the news, he was stunned for a moment. He didn't know what was going on. He couldn't help but look back at Yan Song, who was still distracted at the moment.

Yan Song's gloomy eyes suddenly narrowed, and a terrifying light condensed in his eyes. He raised his head and looked at Yan Shifan and asked, "Are you hiding something from me?"

When Yan Shifan heard his father's question, he cried out in grievance, "Dad, it's already this late, and you're still doubting me? We are father and son, and we are in the same boat."

When Yan Song heard Yan Shifan's grievance, he sighed slightly in his heart, but for the sake of his son, he still said sternly: "Now, no matter whether you are hiding something or not, you must stop everything you are doing. Don't help Wang Bengu anymore. It's time to let him fend for himself."

When Yan Shifan heard Yan Song mention the name Wang Bengu, his heart skipped a beat. You know, Yan Song has been living in seclusion during this period, and sometimes he would be inexplicably dazed and distracted. How could he know about Wang Bengu?
There must be someone around him who informed on him!
Yan Shifan's mind worked very quickly. He thought of his butler Yan Kuan and his number one military advisor Yan Maoqing. These two were the people he trusted most in the capital, but these two had no motive or reason to betray him?

So in the end, Yan Shifan couldn't help but set his final target on Zhao Wenhua. This bastard Zhao Wenhua was Yan Song's godson. Sometimes he would play back and forth between Yan Song and Yan Shifan, and the probability of him betraying him was the highest.

Thinking of this, Yan Shifan said angrily, "Dad, you trust an outsider and not me? Wang Bengu and I have no contact at all, and you also know that bastard has always claimed to be a clean official and upright. How could what he did be related to me?"

Yan Shifan's words showed a clear understanding of himself. He did not claim to be a clean person, nor did he claim to be upright and incorruptible, so when he said this, it was so natural, as if he was as pure as a white lotus.

Yan Song turned his body slightly and looked at Yan Shifan again, "You can take care of yourself."

After saying this, Yan Song ignored Yan Shifan. He knew that he was now old and Yan Shifan would not listen to anything he said, nor take it seriously. He now just wanted to spend his old age in peace and security, and have Emperor Jiajing leave a descendant for the Yan family out of the relationship between them as a monarch and his subject over the years.

Yan Shifan was furious when he saw Yan Song ignoring him. He felt that his father was no longer on the same page with him.

Yan Shifan said angrily, "Dad, you are old. Who am I busying around for? Aren't I still doing this for our Yan family? Xu Jie, that old man, seems docile but actually harbors evil intentions. He wants to replace you all the time. How can you tolerate him and trust him? Anyone in this world will cheat you and harm you, except your son. Are you really old and confused? Can't you understand this? Don't you want your son to see you off after you die?"

Yan Song listened to Yan Shifan's angry words, leaned forward a little, and said with a laugh: "I don't need you to see me off to the end, go away."

Yan Shifan left in anger. He really couldn't understand why Yan Song had become so confused and senile. It was really infuriating!
After leaving, Yan Shifan angrily found Yan Maoqing. Yan Maoqing looked at the angry Yan Shifan and asked kindly, "What's wrong with the young minister?"

Yan Shifan looked at Yan Maoqing, his anger still not subsiding. He angrily said, "How dare that old dog Zhao Wenhua gossip in front of my father and alienate the relationship between us father and son? How despicable!"

Yan Maoqing was also stunned when he heard Yan Shifan's words. Wasn't Zhao Wenhua the same as them? When did they go their separate ways?
Yan Maoqing hurriedly asked, "Could there be any misunderstanding here? How could Zhao Zhongcheng alienate the father-son relationship between the young minister and the minister?"

Yan Shifan said angrily, "Why not? When he flattered my father and acknowledged him as his godfather, I knew he was just a mean person clinging to the rich and powerful. With our help, he has climbed to the high position of Shangshu, but he actually turned around and bit his master. He is really a traitor!"

Yan Maoqing listened to Yan Shifan's angry words, but still didn't understand what had happened.

At this time, Yan Kuan arrived at the door of Yan Shifan's study and said, "Master, Zhao Zhongcheng is here."

Yan Shifan said angrily: "Tell her to get out! We don't have such an ungrateful bastard like him in our Yan family!"

Yan Kuan was also confused. He didn't know what kind of evil anger his master had.

Yan Kuan asked carefully, "Will this be too hurtful to him?"

Yan Shifan was so angry that he grabbed the inkstone on the desk in front of him and smashed it over, "Hurt your mother's head!"

Yan Kuan shrank his neck in fear and narrowly avoided the inkstone that Yan Shifan was throwing at him. The inkstone hit the door frame with a bang and finally fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

Yan Kuan was so scared that he turned around and ran to tell Zhao Wenhua who had come to his house to pass on the message.

Of course, even so, Yan Kuan did not really tell Zhao Wenhua what he said, but only said: "The master is angry now and will not see guests. Please go back, Master Zhao."

When Zhao Wenhua heard Yan Kuan's words, he sighed helplessly.

Now that Prince Yu has been released from house arrest and Hai Rui has been summoned, this is a huge deal, but Yan Shifan became furious and is even unwilling to meet with him to discuss countermeasures. What's going on?

But even so, Zhao Wenhua did not continue to let Yan Kuan pass on the message, because he knew Yan Shifan's bad temper. If he insisted on meeting with him at this time, it would only end in a bad mood, and no good countermeasures would be discussed.

So Zhao Wenhua sighed, turned around and left.

Yan Kuan looked at Zhao Wenhua who had just arrived and couldn't help but feel relieved. He was afraid that Zhao Wenhua would insist on seeing Yan Shifan at this time. If that was the case, it would be difficult for him.

Yan Shifan continued to be angry in the study. He said to Yan Maoqing, "Did you know that Prince Yu has lifted the house arrest?"

Yan Maoqing came here for this matter. He immediately replied, "I just found out about this too. When I learned that Prince Yu had summoned Hai Rui, I immediately came to see you, young minister. What do you think is going on?"

Yan Shifan snorted, "You ask me, who should I ask? Could it be that the emperor is also senile and confused?" Yan Maoqing was also frightened by Yan Shifan's words. Yan Maoqing hurriedly said, "Young cabinet minister, be careful with your words!"

When Yan Shifan heard Yan Maoqing's reminder, he also felt that he was too angry. He tried to calm himself down, and then asked: "Is it still impossible for Wang Zhi to be promoted from the Imperial Prison of the East Factory to the Ministry of Justice?"

Yan Maoqing sighed, "I have looked for Eunuch Chen and offered him some benefits, but he just won't accept them and won't give in. I have no choice."

Yan Shifan snorted, "This damn eunuch is so selfish. We usually give him so many benefits, but he is like this at the critical moment. It's really too much!"

Yan Maoqing could only sigh in his heart as he listened to Yan Shifan's complaints about Chen Hong. Chen Hong was now the emperor's personal eunuch, and he also had the power to approve documents in the Imperial Household Department, which was no less powerful than the cabinet elders.

They accept your benefits because they are giving you face, but you still want to order them to do things? Do you think you are the emperor?
Of course, Yan Maoqing would not say such words, so Yan Shifan could only digest it himself and think it through. Otherwise, anyone who said anything would bring bad luck.

Yan Maoqing didn't dwell on Chen Hong's affairs. He asked directly, "Young Lord, what should we do?"

Yan Shifan's eyes turned cold, and he whispered, "Let our people continue to cheer for Wang Bengu. We must overwhelm Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong, the two troublemakers, and try to make the emperor change his mind and kill Wang Zhi. Otherwise, everything we do now will be in vain. By then, Luo Longwen will not be able to expand on the sea, nor will he be able to get back the money he earned on the sea. Who can compensate us for our losses?"

After Yan Shifan said this, Yan Maoqing naturally realized the seriousness of the matter. If this matter really went wrong and Wang Zhi did not die, then not only would all the previous efforts be in vain, but even Luo Longwen’s current benefits at sea would be lost.

Moreover, Yan Shifan and his colleagues had planned to kill Wang Zhi, muddy the waters on the sea, and wait until Luo Longwen became powerful by relying on the Japanese pirates. Then, they would suggest reopening the Ningbo or Fujian Maritime Customs Office, allowing Luo Longwen to return with a legitimate identity.

But now the first step of the plan to kill Wang Zhi has not been accomplished, and the subsequent things certainly cannot be done. So the current situation is that if they want to obtain huge profits and benefits at sea, they must kill Wang Zhi first.

Otherwise, even if Luo Longwen was doing well among the Japanese pirates at sea, it would have nothing to do with Yan Shifan and Yan Maoqing, and they would still not benefit at all.

Therefore, Wang Zhi must be killed no matter what!

So now they must win this fight against Wang Bengu which concerns their future interests!
Yan Maoqing immediately bowed and said, "I'll arrange it now!"

Yan Shifan hummed, "We need to hurry up and contact as many people as possible, and use all the people we can. We must make the biggest noise and suppress the voices of Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, the two troublemakers!"

Yan Maoqing nodded heavily, then turned and left to cheer for Wang Bengu as instructed by Yan Shifan.

Compared with Yan Shifan and others who lost their composure, Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong and others were extremely excited after hearing the news that Prince Yu summoned Hai Rui.

"God bless you, my Lord!"

Gao Gong said to Zhang Juzheng excitedly.

During this period, he and Zhang Juzheng had been actively planning attacks on Wang Bengu's character with Xu Jie, and they had exhausted all their energy. Now that they heard that Zhu Zaigui had reopened his government and summoned Hai Rui to meet him, they were extremely excited.

Obviously, at this moment, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng thought that the reason why Zhu Zaigui was released from house arrest and summoned to meet Hai Rui was due to their efforts.

Zhang Juzheng said, "Shall we go see the prince?"

Gao Gong nodded and prepared to go with Zhang Juzheng.

But at this time Xu Jie stopped them both, "Come back, now is not the time to take the initiative to meet Prince Yu."

When Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng heard what Xu Jie said, they also wondered, "Why?"

Xu Jie thought for a moment and said, "Avoid suspicion."

Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were even more puzzled after hearing these two words, "Why do you want to avoid suspicion? Please tell me clearly, Lord."

Xu Jie said, "To avoid suspicion of the Wang Zhi case, the reason why Prince Yu was under house arrest before was because of the Wang Zhi case. What we are doing now against Wang Bengu is also because of the Wang Zhi case. If you can't wait to see Prince Yu right after he is released from confinement, wouldn't that confirm the suspicion that the prince is interfering with this matter?"

"You must remember that the reason we targeted Wang Bengu this time was because he was a man of bad character and attempted to sabotage Zhejiang's anti-Japanese war. So you must not go to see Prince Yu at this critical moment and let the world mistakenly believe that your impeachment of Wang Bengu was instigated by Prince Yu."

After Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng heard what Xu Jie said, they both suddenly realized that this was indeed a very sensitive moment and they really couldn't hand over the handle so easily.

The two men bowed to Xu Jie in gratitude: "Thank you for your guidance, Lord."

Xu Jie stroked his beard and smiled with satisfaction. He could see the ability of Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng to do things and their reaction ability. Many things did not need to be explained to them clearly, as they could understand the profound meaning. It could be seen that they were both very qualified to compete for the position of the cabinet.

The fact that these two people were able to study under him was a guarantee for Xu Jie's future, and this was also what Xu Jie was proud of Yan Song for.

Although Yan Song was the chief minister, he relied too much on his son. But how could he let his son inherit the position of the court? Therefore, the most realistic problem for the aging Yan Song is that after him, no one can inherit his career and safeguard the future of the Yan family.

For Xu Jie, this was not a problem at all. As long as Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng could serve as prime ministers for two terms, this would at least ensure that his Xu family would remain undefeated for the next 20 years.

Therefore, Xu Jie believed that he was much smarter than Yan Song in this matter. Therefore, Xu Jie would not worry about being purged after leaving the cabinet one day.

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