My father is Jiajing

Chapter 524 Xuanwu Gate Inheritance Law
The news that Shen Lian reported Yan Song and his son Yan Shifan at the Jinyiwei Yamen was not covered up. It spread throughout the capital like a whirlwind in an instant.

Everyone was so shocked by the news that for a while, even though everyone knew about it, few dared to talk about it publicly.

From this we can see that the prestige accumulated by Yan Song and Yan Shifan over the years is still extremely profound.

Although everyone wanted them to fall, when the moment came when someone blew the horn, no one dared to step up.

It can be seen that the complexity of human nature is really hard to describe in words. They are just like Ye Gong who loves dragons.

Before they saw the real dragon, not only did they show their desire to see the real dragon on their faces, but they also demonstrated their love for the real dragon through their actions.

But when the real dragon appeared, they were all frightened like turtles and dared not utter a word.

Ministry of Justice.

After hearing the news outside, Zhao Wenhua couldn't help but be stunned.

"Oh my god, I was thinking of starting with Yan Shifan first, but I didn't expect that Shen Lian is still so fierce after lying dormant for so many years! It seems that Lu Bing didn't train him well enough."

Zhao Wenhua asked Yan Maoqing to sort out the files of Yan Shifan's crimes, which was simply an act of showdown and taking sides.

He was not afraid that Yan Maoqing would go to Yan Shifan to complain, and he also planned to take advantage of the time when Yan Maoqing was sorting out these files to see how loyal Yan Maoqing was to Yan Shifan.

Because in Zhao Wenhua's mind, he is now a running dog of Prince Yu's Mansion. Since he is a running dog, he must do things to make his master happy, otherwise who would be willing to keep this dog?

Therefore, Zhao Wenhua was not afraid of falling out with Zhu Zaigui at all. He was only afraid that the falling out would not be thorough enough, making Zhu Zaigui think that he was trying to please both sides.

Zhao Wenhua said to the clerk who was waiting beside him, "Go and get Yan Maoqing."

After hearing what Zhao Wenhua said, the clerk stopped what he was doing, stood up and bowed to Zhao Wenhua: "Yes, Minister."

Then the clerk left Zhao Wenhua and went to find Yan Maoqing who was working in another courtyard.

When Yan Maoqing saw Zhao Wenhua's clerk coming to call him over, he did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. He quickly stuffed the files and documents he had sorted out into his sleeve pocket and hurriedly followed the clerk over.

When he arrived at Zhao Wenhua's place, Yan Maoqing bowed respectfully and said, "I am your humble servant, paying my respects to the Minister."

Zhao Wenhua was very satisfied as he saw Yan Maoqing becoming more and more sensible.

Zhao Wenhua laughed and said, "Jingqing, come, sit here and talk."

Zhao Wenhua asked Yan Maoqing to sit on the chair closest to him.

Yan Maoqing immediately thanked him again: "Thank you, Minister."

Then he sat down carefully.

At the same time, Zhao Wenhua also said to his clerk: "Go and prepare a pot of good tea. I want to discuss some serious matters with Minister Yan."

When the clerk heard this, he understood what Zhao Wenhua meant and knew that Zhao Wenhua was now going to say something to Yan Maoqing that was inconvenient for others present.

So, the clerk also bowed and then quietly left.

Zhao Wenhua watched the clerk leave, and then he turned his attention to Yan Maoqing.

Zhao Wenhua continued to smile kindly and said, "Jing Qing, have you heard the news outside?"

Yan Maoqing also knew what news Zhao Wenhua was talking about, but he didn't dare to bring it up at this moment. After all, this was a big news that would break the world!

It not only concerns Yan Shifan's arrogant and domineering evil deeds, but also concerns Lord Yan himself.

And Lord Yan is a giant who has held the position of Prime Minister of the Cabinet for nearly twenty years and is very popular with the Emperor. If Your Majesty has no intention of replacing him, anyone who speaks ill of Yan Song will be destroying the unity of the court, and there will be a price to pay for this.

Therefore, Yan Maoqing could only pretend to be ignorant and replied blankly: "I don't know what the minister is talking about?"

Zhao Wenhua couldn't help but laugh when he saw Yan Maoqing like this.

Zhao Wenhua said, "Jingqing, there are only you and me here, so there is no need to be so cautious, right? What I want to ask you about is naturally the big fuss that Shen Lian made."

After Yan Maoqing heard what Zhao Wenhua had said clearly, he stopped being shy.

Yan Maoqing took a deep breath nervously and said, "I have also heard about this matter. Shen Lian actually listed the ten sins of Lord Yan and Little Lord Yan Shifan. It is simply shocking!"

Now when he was in front of Zhao Wenhua, Yan Maoqing also changed his words. He no longer called Yan Shifan "Little Minister", but called him by his real name.

Naturally, this change was also noticed by Zhao Wenhua.

In Zhao Wenhua's approving eyes, there is also a kind of appreciation that "he who knows the times is a hero".

Zhao Wenhua said, "Yes, Shen Lian is so ignorant that he even reported the Lord. He really has no sense of the overall situation. If Lord Yan was reported by him like this, how would people in the world view the court? Is it true that the court's employment of people in the past twenty years was a mistake?"

"Therefore, we, as ministers, must share the worries of His Majesty and the Prince. We cannot allow this matter that is not conducive to the unity and stability of the court to continue to confuse the public. Our Ministry of Justice must also immediately come up with a plan to deal with this matter and distinguish between the elder and Yan Shifan."

"We can't let the bad things Yan Shifan did tarnish the reputation of the elder. Otherwise, if this matter continues to ferment, what should we do if His Majesty and the prince come to question us? We can't just be ignorant of everything, right?"

After listening to Zhao Wenhua's words, Yan Maoqing immediately replied: "What the minister said is very true. The cabinet minister and Yan Shifan should be viewed separately. The cabinet minister has been in the central government for the past twenty years and has done a lot for the country and for Your Majesty. Even if he has no merits, he has worked hard."

"Yan Shifan doesn't know how to cherish his wealth. He often relies on the fact that he is the only son of the elder to commit crimes and has ruined the elder's reputation. Therefore, I also think that we should take some action to quickly determine the nature of this matter and only hold Yan Shifan accountable for the crime of being the main culprit!"

Zhao Wenhua nodded in satisfaction when he heard Yan Maoqing's wise words: "That's right, so what is Jingqing going to do?"

Yan Maoqing immediately took out the file of Yan Shifan's crimes that he had compiled. Yan Maoqing said, "Minister, this is the evidence of Yan Shifan's evil deeds that I have compiled recently. These evidences can prove that Yan Shifan's crimes have nothing to do with the Lord. It is all a series of evil deeds that Yan Shifan committed by taking advantage of the Lord's reputation!"

Zhao Wenhua was "surprised" and asked, "Really?"

Yan Maoqing said: "Every word I say is true!"

Zhao Wenhua nodded, "Okay, give me this file. You continue to collect and organize Yan Shifan's other crimes, and remember to have solid evidence. After all, our Ministry of Justice is different from the Censorate. They can report things based on hearsay and ignore factual evidence. We must rely on real evidence when doing things, otherwise the credibility of the court will be gone."

Yan Maoqing bowed again and said, "What the minister said is absolutely right. Our Ministry of Justice represents the court to enforce justice throughout the world. Everything we do must be based on legal evidence!"

Zhao Wenhua nodded with satisfaction again: "Very good, Jing Qing, you have such an understanding, which shows that you still have the righteousness of the court in your heart. It is also a great honor for this hall to have such a minister as my deputy. After this matter is over, I will give you a really good job, so that you will also have a good opportunity to leave your name in history."

After Yan Maoqing heard what Zhao Wenhua said, although he didn't know what Zhao Wenhua meant, he still replied seriously: "Thank you very much, Minister!"

After saying this, Zhao Wenhua didn't want to keep Yan Maoqing any longer.

Zhao Wenhua said, "Okay Jingqing, you can go down first. I still have some things to do for a while, so I won't keep you for tea."

Yan Maoqing immediately stood up and bowed, saying, "I will take my leave."

After watching Yan Maoqing leave, Zhao Wenhua turned his attention to the file of Yan Shifan's crimes that Yan Maoqing had sent over.

Zhao Wenhua thought for a while and felt that he did not have a suitable person to ignite the fire. This file had to be given to a suitable person to handle it.

So, after some careful consideration, Zhao Wenhua thought of Li Chunfang.

So after leaving the Ministry of Justice, Zhao Wenhua immediately took the file to visit Li Chunfang.

Li Chunfang had just returned from the cabinet. As for the incident in which Shen Lian angrily accused Yan Song and his son Yan Shifan of ten crimes in the lobby of the Jinyiwei, he and Xu Jie and others had a tacit understanding when they were in the cabinet and no one took the initiative to mention a word.

What made them feel even more strange and unbelievable was that Zhu Zaigui, who was the regent in Wenhua Hall, did not ask anyone to discuss the matter, as if this incident had never happened.

However, based on Li Chunfang's understanding of Zhu Zaigui, who was as cunning as the emperor, Zhu Zaigui must have been planning a big move at this time, and he was also waiting for the right opportunity.

Because politicians at this stage sometimes don’t always like to “strike first” when doing things. More often than not, the strategy they choose is to “plan before acting”!
The reason for doing so is to minimize the impact of many things and prevent political turmoil from affecting the overall stability of the world.

Otherwise, once the political turmoil causes strong fluctuations, it may be a very bad start, and no matter how great the price paid in the future, it may not be possible to eliminate this bad influence.

This is just like the Xuanwu Gate Incident during the Tang Dynasty. Although Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were already in a situation where they were at loggerheads, the vicious coup d'état he launched, in which he killed his brother and forced the emperor to abdicate, still affected the political direction of several generations of emperors in the early Tang Dynasty, so much so that later generations jokingly called the Tang Dynasty's inheritance law the "Xuanwu Gate inheritance system."

And the same thing happened in the Ming Dynasty. After Zhu Di successfully rebelled against his nephew, his behavior seemed to set an example for himself. He thought that he could also overthrow his good grandson, who was also his nephew, under the banner of clearing the court, just like his father did.

But times have changed, the political landscape is also different from before, and Zhu Zhanji is not a rookie like the cute little Jianwen, so his rebellion naturally did not receive positive feedback, but instead he became the number one barbecue master in the Ming Dynasty.

However, even so, we cannot ignore the impact of such incidents on the stability of the political situation.

After all, before Yan Song, the Ming Dynasty had publicly executed a prime minister, which had cast a bloody cast on the politics of the Ming Dynasty, and this bloody cast was also influencing the officials of the Ming Dynasty to develop towards a more extreme mode of party struggle.

Therefore, in order to prevent this bloody atmosphere from continuing to shroud the court, and in order to prevent these ministers from continuing to carry forward the spirit of vicious fighting, Yan Song's affairs must be handled in a low-key and decent manner.

Therefore, Li Chunfang concluded that Zhu Zaigui must be waiting for a new step, or opportunity.

He would never allow a tough guy like Shen Lian to rely on his bravery and courage to turn the originally stable political situation into another life-and-death fight.

After all, the way Shen Lian and others consider things is different from that of Zhu Zaigui and others.

Shen Lian and others may consider justice and fairness more because of their position, what they have learned throughout their lives, and the ethics they believe in and adhere to.

But when it comes to Zhu Zaigui, what they have to consider is the stability of the whole world and the harmony of the entire political level. They cannot give the people the impression that the court is a Shura field where a bunch of ministers only know how to fight to the death every day.

If this is the case, the majesty of the imperial court will be destroyed in the hearts of the people of the world, and when the people look up to the imperial court, they will have a contemptuous attitude. In this way, no matter what policies or laws the imperial court wants to implement in the future, the people will not take it seriously.

Therefore, maintaining the dignity and respect of the imperial court and maintaining the stability of the world are what people like Zhu Zaigui should consider.

It is definitely not like in some novels and TV dramas, where some protagonists treat military rebellions and remonstrations as commonplace and stage them over and over again in the palace.

If this is true, then this era must be a perverted and chaotic era unique to the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

In such a chaotic world, human life will be even more worthless, like grass. In the end, the lives of the protagonists will definitely end up in a situation where you kill me and I kill you, or they will end up killing each other.

It will never be as romantic as portrayed in TV novels, with a happy ending.

Because politics itself is ruthless and exclusive. If you don't even start well, expecting others to be kind is simply a joke!

Just as Li Chunfang was thinking about the steps or opportunities that Zhu Zaigui might be waiting for, his housekeeper came to his study and reported, "Master, Minister Zhao wants to see you."

After hearing what the housekeeper said, Li Chunfang couldn't help but wonder, "Is it Zhao Wenhua?"

The housekeeper said, "It's him."

Li Chunfang said: "Please prepare and take him to the tea room in the front hall. I will be there shortly."

The butler immediately replied, "Yes, sir."

Then, when the housekeeper went to pick up Zhao Wenhua to enter the mansion, Li Chunfang also put on a Taoist robe at home, came out of his study, and went to the tea room in the front hall.

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