My father is Jiajing

Chapter 496 I am your son
Yan Song's mansion.

After Yan Maoqing came, Zhao Wenhua really went to Yan Song's house early the next morning.

This time, when Zhao Wenhua arrived at the gate of Yan Song's mansion, no servants of Yan's mansion stopped him, and he entered Yan Song's mansion smoothly.

It was a sunny day, and there was not a trace of snow in Yan Song's mansion. The flowers, plants and trees in the courtyard also had some tender buds that seemed to be accumulating energy, waiting for the arrival of warmer times.

Yan Song sat in a sheltered spot in the yard, leaning against an armchair, with a blanket covering his knees. He was basking in the sun with a calm demeanor, appearing extremely quiet and peaceful, as kind as an old grandfather next door.

When Zhao Wenhua saw Yan Song waiting for him in the yard, he took two steps at a time and quickly came to Yan Song, kneeling down and saying, "Godfather, I am an unfilial son. I wish you a happy new year only now!"

Zhao Wenhua was in tears and seemed really sad that he was late.

Yan Song, who was basking in the sun, heard the noise and came back to his senses. He held the armrest of the chair and sat up straight. His voice was full of kindness and surprise, "Is it Wenhua who is here? The ground is cold, get up quickly."

Zhao Wenhua wiped her tears and got up from the ground. Then she tucked the blanket around Yan Song and apologized, "I've kept you waiting for so long."

Yan Song laughed and said, "It's okay, it's okay. It's good that you can come. It's good that you can come. Push your godfather for a walk in the yard."

Yan Song's armchair was actually a wooden wheelchair with wheels. After hearing what Yan Song said, Zhao Wenhua immediately came behind Yan Song, pushed the chair and started walking in the yard.

Yan Shifan, who was eavesdropping in the dark, saw Zhao Wenhua pushing his father and suddenly became anxious. If they walked away, how could he eavesdrop?

So Yan Shifan wanted to get up and walk closer, but at this time, Yan Song's old butler Yan An respectfully stopped Yan Shifan and said, "Master, the master has ordered that he wants to have a private chat with Minister Zhao. You just wait here."

Yan Shifan wanted to get angry when he looked at Yan An, but when he thought about the fact that Yan An had been with his father for decades and was an old servant who had watched him grow up, Yan An had once held him and coaxed him when he was a child.

So Yan Shifan's anger was extinguished in his heart, and he did not vent his anger on Yan An.

Yan Shifan said, "Okay, I'll wait. I really don't know whether it will be me, his son, who will take care of him until the end of his life, or his godson, who will take care of him until the end of his life."

Yan An listened to Yan Shifan's words, but pretended not to hear them. He stood in front of Yan Shifan with an unchanged expression, ready to serve him at any time.

Zhao Wenhua pushed Yan Shifan to the garden in the yard. There was no interference from other people, and no one to eavesdrop on the conversation. It was a good and quiet place.

Yan Song said, "Wenhua, I knew you came to my place that day. It was Shifan who was ignorant and stopped you from coming in. Don't blame him in the future."

When Zhao Wenhua heard what Yan Song said, he quickly replied: "What are you talking about, godfather? How could I blame Donglou? He was just angry for a moment."

Yan Song laughed and said, "No one knows a son better than his father. I know Yan Shifan much better than you do. He likes to rely on his cleverness to get things done, but this cleverness works for small things, but it is full of flaws for big things. I am very pleased that you are now with Prince Yu."

"If one day in the future, I am gone and Shifan can no longer support the Yan family alone, please take good care of me. This way, I can rest in peace even in my grave."

Zhao Wenhua said quickly: "Why do you think so, godfather? You are the most trusted cabinet minister of His Majesty. Even if you retire in the future, you will return home in glory."

Yan Song laughed again and said, "Glorious? I can say that I enjoyed glory when I was in the cabinet, but I dare not say that I enjoyed glory when I am about to leave the cabinet. From Emperor Taizu to the present emperor, our Ming Dynasty has had eleven emperors. Except for Emperor Taizu who killed Prime Ministers Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, no emperor in later generations has ever killed the head of the hundreds of officials. But Your Majesty has killed Xia Yan."

"After this beginning, it will probably not be so easy to resolve future court disputes peacefully. So, how dare I expect to get away with it? Besides, the more you do in politics, the more mistakes you make. But not doing anything is not an option either."

"Xu Jie seems to be obedient and honest, but he has actually always been thinking about my position, and he is also thinking about avenging his teacher Xia Yan one day in the future. Do you think I can be safe and worry-free?"

Zhao Wenhua fell silent after hearing what Yan Song said. These things were indeed very tricky, especially for important officials of the court like them who were standing in the middle of the vortex. Although they seemed to be in a good position, in fact, they would lose everything if they were not careful.

But then Yan Song laughed again, "However, I am lucky. If Prince Yu was weak and easily deceived by Xu Jie and others, my fate would be undoubted. But although the current Prince Yu has not been involved in the court much, he has the shrewdness of a ruler. He will not easily trust any party, and he is not rigid in employing people."

"Otherwise, how could you have become Prince Yu's disciple so smoothly? This shows that if the Ming Dynasty is lucky, it can prosper for at least another thirty years! Therefore, you must assist Prince Yu well in the future, and never be like Yan Shifan who always thinks the grass is greener on the other side. How can Prince Jing be a crown prince? He is just a pawn pushed forward by Your Majesty to balance the court. Only my smart son thinks he is so capable that he can support Prince Jing."

"Whoever is closest to King Jing in the future will have no future. Fortunately, you have never been too involved in Yan Shifan's affairs. This is also a blessing in disguise for me."

Yan Song's words to Zhao Wenhua now seemed to indicate that he was entrusting his son to the care of others.

He understood that he was getting older and older and couldn't hold on for much longer.

And if Prince Yu had not risen, perhaps His Majesty the Emperor would have let him hold on for a year or two for the sake of the smooth flow of government affairs. But now even a fool can see that Prince Yu is not only strong, but more powerful.

Xu Jie, the cabinet backup, was once privately ridiculed by Prince Yu as a "follower cabinet minister". Such a thing is naturally conceivable. Even if Xu Jie is fortunate enough to succeed Yan Song as the prime minister of the cabinet in the future, he will not be as powerful as Yan Song was for more than ten years as the prime minister. He can only live under the shadow of Prince Yu.

Moreover, he has to face challenges from Prince Yu's diehard supporters such as Gao Gong. It can be said that Xu Jie's days will not be easy in the future.

Therefore, Yan Song was very confident that he would not be purged by the so-called clean officials headed by Xu Jie in the future. Now the only thing he was worried about was his smart son.

As long as his clever son no longer does those "good things" that backfire, even if the Yan family falls into decline, at least they can have a stable future and not be left with nothing in the end.

Yan Song continued, "Don't pay attention to what Yan Shifan asked me to do, and I won't let you do it. Just do it according to Prince Yu's wishes. There are too many officials like Wang Bengu who seek fame and reputation in our Ming Dynasty. It's time to kill them. Otherwise, the court will be full of boastful people. How can we talk about revival in the future?"

"Prince Yu's ambitions are so great that we can see it from the Beijing Special District and the Ming Federal Reserve. However, there are still a bunch of idiots who think they are so capable and want to stop a chariot with a mantis arm. They are simply overestimating their own abilities."

"If I were thirty years younger, I would definitely follow Prince Yu closely. Even if I was just a minor clerk, I would be willing to do it! Unfortunately, time is not forgiving. I am already old and frail, and I still have to clean up Yan Shifan's mess. I really don't know what sin I have committed."

Zhao Wenhua listened to Yan Song's words and consoled him, "Godfather, don't think too much. Donglou is very smart. Once he wakes up and understands where the general trend is, he will definitely be able to support the Yan family."

Yan Song smiled and said, "If Lu Bing were still alive, I would believe it. But unfortunately, Lu Bing is dead. He couldn't have done it alone. Now, His Majesty has promoted Xu Jie's son Xu Fan to the position of Minister of Works, and has given Xu Fan the job of building the Wanshou Palace, which was originally supervised by Yan Shifan, so that Xu Fan can build it bigger and more magnificent."

"From these things, it can be seen that Your Majesty has long been dissatisfied with some of Shifan's actions, but has been holding back for the sake of face. Otherwise, with Yan Shifan's erratic personality, he would have deserved a few more heads chopped off."

Zhao Wenhua couldn't help but feel emotional when listening to Yan Song's evaluation of Yan Shifan. It seemed that Yan Song didn't know what Yan Shifan had done to anger God and people that allowed Xu Fan to take advantage of the situation and become the Minister of Works.

This shows that the current cabinet is no longer the one-man show that Yan Song had before, and many things are now being kept from him.

This shows how vicious Xu Jie and his gang are!
At the same time, this incident also shows how much Emperor Jiajing valued his own face.

If Emperor Jiajing had become furious at that time and lifted the lid of the Wanshou Palace, it would have certainly been a huge case that would have been exposed to the world.

However, because the emperor's dignity was supreme and inviolable and could not be desecrated, Emperor Jiajing held back his anger this time and took the initiative to cover the lid of the Wanshou Palace, so as not to let the world know that his new palace was actually a defective product built with shoddy workmanship.

Otherwise, God knows how many years the Jiajing Emperor, who was smart all his life but foolish for a moment, would be laughed at when people started talking about this matter.

So Yan Shifan was lucky. If he had met a cruel and ruthless emperor like Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, not to mention the Yan family, even Zhao Wenhua would probably have no chance of survival.

Zhao Wenhua said: "Don't worry, godfather. I will definitely follow your teachings and follow Prince Yu well to protect the future of the Yan family."

Yan Song nodded and said, "Thank you. I will rely on you from now on. I don't trust anyone else."

Yan Song also thanked Zhao Wenhua, and Zhao Wenhua immediately replied: "Godfather, you are too kind. This is what I should do."

Yan Song smiled and said, "I am so lucky to have you as my godson. I am a little tired, please push me back."

Zhao Wenhua replied yes, and then pushed Yan Song back to the original garden.

At this time, Yan Shifan saw Zhao Wenhua pushing Yan Song back, and he couldn't help but want to go forward to find out what was going on, but Yan An still blocked him in front of him, preventing him from going out.

Only after Zhao Wenhua bowed to Yan Song and left did Yan Shifan hurriedly approach Yan Song and asked, "How is it, Dad? Did he agree?"

Yan Song looked at his impatient son and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. When did his smart son, whom he was once so proud of, become like this?
It's really a joke of God that I have become so eager for quick success and so lacking in self-control!

Yan Song said, "Don't associate with Zhao Wenhua anymore. There is no friendship between you two anymore."

When Yan Shifan heard this, he was immediately furious and said angrily, "I knew that Zhao Wenhua was an ungrateful person. He worshipped you as his godfather just to cling to your power. Now that Prince Yu is getting more powerful, he wants to leave. He is really a piece of shit!"

Yan Song listened to his son Yan Shifan's angry words, and he also looked at Yan Shifan with drooping eyes, "It doesn't matter whether he is a thing or not, what matters is what you are going to do next? Don't worry about Wang Bengu's affairs, and don't get involved in Wang Zhi's affairs anymore, this matter ends here!"

But how could Yan Shifan be so obedient?
He was still dreaming about the wealth that Luo Longwen had accumulated at sea, so how could he let it go so easily?
Yan Shifan said, "Dad, please don't try to persuade me about this. I must kill Wang Zhi. I won't be able to live in peace until he dies. As for whether Wang Bengu lives or dies, it has nothing to do with me. I just want to make Wang Zhi's case an ironclad case!"

Yan Song really couldn't understand why Yan Shifan was so obsessed with killing Wang Zhi. Could it be that Wang Zhi really had some leverage over him?
But Yan Song thought about it again and again, he still couldn't understand, because Wang Zhi said that Datian was a pirate, and he had always been active on the southeast coast. How could he have any entanglement with Yan Shifan?
So at this time Yan Song couldn't help but ask, "Tell me the truth, why are you so determined to kill Wang Zhi? What good will his death do for you?"

Yan Shifan looked at his father's serious eyes and felt annoyed for no reason. He didn't want to expose Luo Longwen's affairs at sea, so Yan Shifan replied directly: "Dad, don't worry about this. I know what to do. I know how to deal with this matter."

Yan Song was so angry that he laughed at Yan Shifan's confidence.

Yan Song said, "Great, great, you are capable now. You can even do things behind your father's back. It seems that I really don't need you to take care of me in the future. Yan An! Come and see Yan Shifan off. From now on, he is not allowed to set foot in my house again without my permission!"

Yan Shifan suddenly became anxious, "Dad, are you getting old and confused? I am your son!"

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