My father is Jiajing

Chapter 526 Yan Maoqing! Smoke coming out!!!
"Yan Maoqing! There's smoke coming out!!!"

Yan Shifan screamed hysterically in his study, snatching the line that originally belonged to Emperor Jiajing in "The Ming Dynasty 1566".

He never expected that Yan Maoqing, whom he trusted so much, would also betray him along with the traitor Zhao Wenhua.

And he has to preside over the trial of his crimes, which is simply treason!
Therefore, Yan Shifan could no longer hold back his anger and started shouting in his study.

It seems that Yan Maoqing is really unforgivable!

Yan Shifan's housekeeper Yan An stood anxiously outside Yan Shifan's study, not daring to breathe, for fear that Yan Shifan would become furious and hit him with the hard inkstone like he did last time.

After all, it was good luck to be able to dodge it the first time, but it’s hard to say about the second time.

If you get hit, a cracked head is a minor matter, but getting killed by the smash would be an unjust death.

Therefore, no matter how Yan Shifan yelled in anger in the study or how he smashed things in frustration, as long as he was not called in, Yan An would pretend not to hear it.

After Yan Shifan smashed things in the study, the fat on his face began to twitch uncontrollably due to anger.

It can be seen that Yan Shifan was very angry at this time!

Moreover, his single eye became increasingly red, just like a demon's eye, which frightened everyone and made them shudder.

"Come in!"

Yan Shifan was tired from smashing things, so he slumped down on his Huanghuali chair and shouted to Yan An who was guarding outside.

When Yan An heard the voice, his heart skipped a beat and he walked in timidly with his neck shrunk.

"Master, what do you want me to do?"

Yan An was even stuttering, which showed how terrifying Yan Shifan was at the moment.

You have to know that in the Yan Mansion, only Yan An is the most trusted by Yan Shifan. He is scared like this now, let alone others.

Yan Shifan stared at the frightened Yan An with his one eye. He suppressed his anger and asked, "What's the news out there? Is that bastard Yan Maoqing really going to rebel?"

Yan Shifan also spoke without thinking and directly used the word "rebellion".

It can be seen that in his heart, he actually does not have much awe, unless he feels that he is about to die.

Otherwise, such people will only be arrogant and think that they are the most powerful people in the world.

Yan An said timidly: "Things outside are still the same. They are saying that Yan Maoqing has been appointed as the chief judge of the trial of the master's case."

After hearing these words, Yan Shifan's eyes were filled with uncontrollable anger.

Yan Shifan gnashed his teeth and said, "This bastard is so ungrateful! If it weren't for me, he would still be copying books in some corner and how could he have his current status? How dare he investigate me? I want him dead!"

Yan Shifan was furious, but to Yan An's ears, his words just sounded like impotent barking.

After all, Yan Shifan is now under house arrest, serving Yan Song, and cannot go out anymore.

His current threats are limited to those around him.

Yan Shifan could not threaten any of the others.

Therefore, Yan An was really afraid and worried that Yan Shifan would become furious and lose his mind, and vent the anger that was pent up in his heart on him.

Yan An shrank his head timidly and said, "Master, maybe this matter is just a rumor from outside. Yan Maoqing has a lot of things in the palm of your hand. If he dares to disrespect you, he will definitely be the first to die. So I think this matter must have been deliberately done by someone while the emperor was in seclusion and Prince Yu was supervising the country."

Yan An's words immediately attracted the attention of Yan Shifan, who was already furious.

Yan Shifan's eyes narrowed, and he couldn't help but say, "You are right. I have all the evidence against Yan Maoqing in my hands. How dare he challenge me? This must have been forced by that ungrateful Zhao Wenhua."

When talking about Zhao Wenhua, Yan Shifan couldn't help gritting his teeth again. He felt that the most blind thing his father had ever done in his life was to adopt Zhao Wenhua, a ungrateful adopted son.

Not only did he not agree with the Yan family, he even turned his guns against the Yan family and regarded the Yan family as a stepping stone for his own advancement.

This is simply intolerable!

Yan An couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw that Yan Shifan's anger finally subsided after the target was shifted.

Yan Shifan stared at Yan An and said, "I can't leave now. Go out the back door later and find Yan Maoqing. Ask him in person what he means. If he wants to die, I don't mind killing him first!"

Yan An shuddered suddenly. He didn't expect that at this time, Yan Shifan didn't want to go to Yan Song to discuss countermeasures, but actually asked him to find Yan Maoqing privately and threaten him. Is this possible?
But Yan An did not dare to disobey Yan Shifan's wishes, so he could only shrink his head and say, "I will go right away."

Yan Shifan hummed, "Go!"

Yan Anru felt as if he had been pardoned, and immediately ran out of Yan Shifan's study and headed towards the back door.

At this time, the situation in the capital continued to ferment as Zhu Zaigui appointed Yan Maoqing as the chief judge of the Yan Shifan case.

The officials who were originally on the sidelines now saw that Prince Yu had already taken action.

Although the method used is "using your own spear to attack your own shield", it is also a kind of attitude.

So at this time, the passionate young people couldn't help but burst out with unprecedented enthusiasm.

Zou Yinglong, the censor of the Censorate, is one of them!

Although this elder brother is not as famous in history as the first-line famous officials, he is definitely an unavoidable existence when talking about the history from Jiajing to Wanli period.

So, when this guy makes a move, it's simply at the level of a nuclear bomb.

Moreover, the charges and crimes he could list against Yan Shifan were all based on real evidence. He was not like Shen Lian who listed ten vague and empty statements. They seemed very infuriating, but there was no actual evidence at all. They were just some subjective emotions.

Obviously, this kind of justice is just an emotional justice and does not have much practical effect.

Therefore, after Shen Lian filed the complaint, the officials in the capital were shocked but silent.

One of the biggest reasons is that the ten sins listed by Shen Lian are too empty and just sound horrifying.

If there is no real evidence to rely on, it is obviously a bit too idealistic to want to uproot the Yan Party through such passionate justice.

But now with Zhu Zaigui's statement, Yan Maoqing was appointed as the chief judge of Yan Shifan's case.

It seemed that after seeing the attitude of the court or Prince Yu to take action against the Yan Party, this old man Zou Yinglong began to take active action.

So all the officials were still discussing and marveling that Yan Maoqing was actually appointed by Prince Yu as the chief judge of the Yan Shifan case.

Zou Yinglong had already begun writing furiously to compile an impeachment memorial containing all the verifiable evidence of Yan Shifan's crimes that he knew of. He then came to the Wenhua Hall where Zhu Zaigui was with the courage to sacrifice his life for the country, and asked to see the Prince Regent Zhu Zaigui!

Zhu Zaigui, who was handling state affairs, put down the red brush in his hand when he heard that Zou Yinglong, the Censor of Guangxi Province, wanted to see him.

Zhu Zaiqi looked up at Meng Chong and said, "Go and invite Censor Zou in."

When Meng Chong heard the order, he immediately went outside the Wenhua Hall and brought Zou Yinglong, who was already waiting to be summoned, into the Wenhua Hall. When Zou Yinglong entered the hall, he immediately bowed to Zhu Zaigui and said, "Your Highness, the Supervisory Censor of Guangxi Province, Zou Yinglong, pays homage to His Majesty the Regent."

Zhu Zaigui looked at Zou Yinglong and said, "Mr. Zou, please stand up."

Zou Yinglong bowed again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Then he stood up and looked at Zhu Zaigui.

Zhu Zaigui asked, "Why is Zou Qing so eager to see me?"

Zou Yinglong immediately replied, "I have an urgent memorial to impeach the Minister of Works, Yan Shifan, for selling official positions, corruption, bullying the people, and visiting prostitutes during the mourning period. This is my impeachment memorial."

After saying that, Zou Yinglong held up high the impeachment memorial he had written.

Zhu Zaigui waved at Meng Chong, and Meng Chong immediately went over and took the memorial.

Zhu Zaigui took the memorial, flipped it open and took a look, then said, "What evidence do you have, Mr. Zou? Tell me about it."

Zou Yinglong took a deep breath and said, "I, the Minister of Works, Yan Shifan, committed the first crime of relying on his father's power and monopolizing the market without satisfaction. He privately seized the title and reward, and widely accepted bribes. This corrupted the selection method and made the market fair. The small people competed for it and asked for a huge price."

"The head of the Ministry of Justice, Xiang Zhiyuan, transferred 13,000 gold to the Ministry of Personnel, and the candidate Pan Hongye was given 2,200 gold to become a prefect. If officials in the county and the department bribed tens of millions, it would be a big deal, and the dukes and ministers would be like Yue. How could they know the limit?"

"He was involved in bribery and corruption, and there were no less than a hundred people who acted as middlemen for him, and his son Jinyi Yan Hu, Zhongshu Yan Hong, his family member Yan Nian, and Muke Zhongshu Luo Longwen were the worst. Nian was particularly cunning, and the shameless scholars and officials even called him Mr. Heshan. On Song's birthday, Nian would offer a gift of ten thousand gold coins. If the slaves were so rich and extravagant, what should the master do?"

"The second crime is to punish Yan Shifan for allowing slaves to harm the people. His father and son were originally from Yuanzhou, but they bought many good farms and houses in Nanjing and Yangzhou, no less than dozens of them, and let their wealthy servant Yan Dong manage them. They oppressed and robbed the people, causing deep resentment among the people. If people outside the province make profits like this, what about the people in the village?"

"The third crime is that when Yan Shifan lost his mother, Your Majesty left Yan Ge to take care of him because he was old, and ordered Hu to carry the coffin back to the south. Shifan then gathered his friends and concubines, and danced and sang all the time, and the people were extinct. As for Hu, he was ignorant and regarded the death of his grandmother as a rare commodity. He went to the post stations and demanded all kinds of things. All the departments were in charge, and the counties were empty."

After talking about these three major sins, Zou Yinglong brought out the classic Confucian theory of "Harmony between Heaven and Man" to discuss his point of view.

Zou Yinglong continued, "Today, floods and droughts are frequent in the world, and there are many alarms in the north and south. And Shifan and his son are busy with their exploits every day. All the internal and external departments are draining the people's fat and blood to block the streams and gullies. How can the people not be poor? How can the country not be sick? How can natural disasters not come one after another?"

"I ask that Shifan's head be beheaded and hung in the market as a warning to ministers who are cruel and disloyal. If I say anything untrue, I will be punished and executed. Lord Yan dotes on his evil son and bribes the market power. He should also be released to his farmland as soon as possible to clean up the government."

After saying these two sentences, Zou Yinglong bowed deeply again.

At this time, Zhu Zaigui had also finished reading Zou Yinglong's memorial impeaching Yan Shifan.

The content here is indeed more reasonable and well-founded than the ten crimes that Shen Lian sued Yan Song and his son Yan Shifan for in the Jinyiwei lobby.

Not only did it talk about specific things, but it also mentioned specific people. With evidence and things like this, you can draw a conclusion with just a little verification.

It is obviously much better than Shen Lian's way of suing people based solely on passion and justice.

Zhu Zaigui asked, "Can what Zou Qing said be verified?"

Zou Yinglong immediately said: "I can verify it!"

Zhu Zaiqi nodded, "Okay, in that case, you can hand over the evidence to the Ministry of Justice and let them investigate the case together. I will also present your report to His Majesty for His Majesty's judgment."

Zou Yinglong immediately bowed again: "Yes, I will obey your order!"

Zhu Zaigui looked at Zou Yinglong and said, "Then you should leave first."

"I resign!"

Zou Yinglong was also very obedient. He knew that he had finished his impeachment and spoken his mind, so naturally he could not stay in the Wenhua Hall any longer.

So, he wisely resigned.

After Zou Yinglong left, Zhu Zaigui looked at the memorial sent by Zou Yinglong in his hand again, and he couldn't help but clapped his hands a few times.

Then I made up my mind.

Zhu Zaigui raised his hand and handed the memorial in his hand to Meng Chong who was standing beside him.

"Hurry and send this memorial to the Western Garden and give it to Eunuch Huang Jin. Ask him to deliver it during His Majesty's free time during his retreat."

Meng Chong took the memorial and immediately responded, "I'll go right away."

Zhu Zaiqi hummed, "Go quickly and come back soon."

Meng Chong also hurriedly took the memorial to Xiyuan.

After arriving at Xiyuan, Meng Chong also found Huang Jin.

At this time, Huang Jin had just helped Emperor Jiajing take a golden elixir. He finally had some free time and came out of the Yuxi Palace's retreat to rest for a while.

When Meng Chong saw Huang Jin, he immediately bowed and said, "Son greets the ancestor."

Huang Jin looked at Meng Chong who suddenly came over, and couldn't help but reveal a kind smile, "How is it in Wenhua Hall?"

Huang Jin is now very optimistic about Meng Chong. He knows very well that if Zhu Zaigui ascends the throne one day, Meng Chong will be the number one eunuch around Zhu Zaigui.

His best destination is to retire peacefully and spend the rest of his life somewhere in the capital or in his hometown.

So in order to establish a good relationship in the future, Huang Jin was not only polite to Zhu Zaigui, but also to Meng Chong who was beside Zhu Zaigui.

Meng Chong replied, "My son is very nervous. The things that the prince has to deal with in Wenhua Palace are more important than what he had to do in the palace. My son has to be alert all the time, otherwise he is afraid that something will go wrong and delay the important things, which will make the prince unhappy."

Huang Jin smiled and said, "You'll get used to it, but you still have to be serious all the time. You can't rely too much on the people below you, okay?"

Meng Chong immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, my son, for your teachings."

Huang Jin looked at Meng Chong who was so sensible and asked again: "Why did you come here in such a hurry? What happened?"

Meng Chong said, "Nothing can be hidden from the eyes of the ancestor. The prince just received a memorial impeaching Yan Shifan. He thought that the matter mentioned in this memorial was of great importance and even more shocking than what Shen Lian said two days ago, so he asked his son to come to the ancestor as soon as possible and asked the ancestor to pass it to the emperor during his free time in seclusion and let the emperor make a holy judgment."

Huang Jin exclaimed in surprise. It turned out that such a big problem that Zhu Zaigui couldn't handle had arisen so soon. It seemed that the turmoil against Yan Song and his son Yan Shifan was quite serious this time.

Huang Jin said: "Okay, give me the memorial. When the emperor is in seclusion to practice and rest, I will hand it over to him and let him take a look."

Meng Chong immediately said happily: "Thank you, ancestor!"

Huang Jin smiled again and said, "You should be more stable in the future. Also, don't call me ancestor anymore. Call me godfather instead."

After hearing this, Meng Chong became excited again and immediately knelt on the ground, "Son kowtows to godfather."

After saying that, he kowtowed several times, bang bang bang, just like a son kowtows to his father.

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