My father is Jiajing

Chapter 531 Coward!

East Building Courtyard.

Yan Shifan’s personal residence.

Shen Lian led a team of Jinyiwei soldiers through the bustling streets and headed towards the imperial city where the capital's dignitaries gathered, amid the surprised and curious gazes of the capital's citizens.

Along the way, the common people and officials who saw this team of Jinyiwei stopped in their tracks and couldn't help but look up.

Although in legends, everyone always describes the Jinyiwei as being extremely vicious, but in reality there are not many opportunities for the Jinyiwei to appear in such a grand manner.

So, at this time, seeing this team of Jinyiwei soldiers heading towards the imperial city where many dignitaries gathered, the common people and officials who saw this scene were not only not afraid, but also could not help but want to follow to find out what was going on.

But they felt that following them might seem too conspicuous, so everyone just stood there and stretched their heads to look, and no one really dared to follow the Jinyiwei to watch the fun.

However, even so, news soon spread about the direction in which this team of Jinyiwei was going and the mansion they were going to.

After all, there are people who like to watch the show along the way. Although they dare not follow, it does not mean that they dare not ask, or dare not whisper and discuss the news.

So soon these surprised and curious people and officials knew whose house this team of Jinyiwei was heading towards.

"What did you say? Is it the young minister?"

"It's absolutely true! It's the East Building of the Young Lord!"

"Oh my goodness, it turned out to be that bad boy Yan Shifan. He deserves his fate!"

After passers-by confirmed that they were going to Yan Shifan's residence, they no longer called Yan Shifan by the respectful title "Little Prime Minister", but instead used his real name and called him "bad seed"!
Obviously, this is human nature. When Yan Shifan is high and mighty, human nature will have a submissive and admiring side. When others fall from the altar, human nature will show its original attitude.

There is no objectivity at all.

But there is nothing to blame. After all, we are all trying to survive. As long as we don't do bad things that harm others and ourselves, there is no question of who is noble and who is dirty.

When Yan An heard the chaotic noise outside the mansion, he couldn't help but push the door of Yan Shifan's east building and stick his head out.

"Who are you? How dare you make such a big noise when my master is resting? Don't you want to live?"

Yan An stuck his head out, but didn't see the situation clearly for a moment. He just thought that someone was making some strange noises in front of his master's mansion without knowing the seriousness of the matter. So, as a loyal servant, he naturally stuck his head out of the mansion, ready to scold the person outside.

The response to Yan An was a flying kick from the Embroidered Uniform Guard!
"All outsiders, please get out of the way. The Royal Guards are doing their job!"

When Yan An was kicked away by the oncoming Jinyiwei, he also kicked open the door of the East Building.

Then Shen Lian followed behind and entered holding Zhu Zaigui's "Regent Order".

This scene was immediately seen by everyone around.

They saw that the Jinyiwei was so arrogant that they kicked Yan Shifan's housekeeper away and kicked open the door of the East Building.

Everyone who saw this scene took a deep breath!
It seems that the world is really going to change!
"Come here, fence off this courtyard. No one is allowed to enter or leave without my order. Anyone who disobeys my order will be arrested and taken back to the imperial prison!"

After Shen Lian entered Yan Shifan's East Building, he immediately gave an order.

The Jinyiwei immediately responded, "As you command!"

Then, teams of Jinyiwei armed with embroidered spring swords and wearing flying fish uniforms guarded Yan Shifan's East Building Villa inside and out.

The ordinary people who were watching the excitement and the officials who saw this scene were all shaking with excitement.

I haven’t eaten such a big melon for a long time!
It’s so exciting!
At the same time, people who had close relations with the Yan family were shocked when they saw the Jinyiwei kick open the door of Yan Shifan’s East Building in public and enter it openly. A chill went up from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads!

I feel like I'm going to be killed by the Jinyiwei!
So they couldn't help but tremble. Some of them who were still somewhat conscious knew to run towards Yan Song's mansion, wanting to tell Yan Song the news to see if Yan Song had any way to turn the tide and turn the crisis into opportunity at this critical moment!
But when these people stumbled to Yan Song's mansion, the place was also solemn. Although there were no Jinyiwei or Dongchang men, the solemn feeling was still chilling.

As a result, the person who came to report the news did not dare to approach Yan's mansion easily, for fear that he would be charged with another crime at this time.

Xu Jie stood respectfully in Yan Song's living room.

Yan Song stood in front of a large desk, with a piece of freshly spread out rice paper in front of him.

When Yan Song was about to reach out and pick up the large brush beside him, another man in a gray robe, cloth scarf and crown standing in the living room suddenly knelt on the ground and cried with tears in his voice: "Grand Master, please have mercy! I am not worthy of your calligraphy!"

After hearing this, Yan Song paused slightly, the brush in his hand stopped moving, and a bean-sized drop of ink dripped onto the snow-white rice paper.

Yan Song said with a smile, "Before, people cried and begged me to write a word, but I didn't write. Now when I want to take the initiative to give people a word, they don't dare to accept it. Whatever."

The man kneeling on the ground in a gray robe, cloth scarf and crown, felt as if he had been pardoned after hearing Yan Song's words. He kowtowed excitedly and said, "Thank you, Sir. Thank you, Sir."

Then he fled from Yan Song's living room without looking back.

At this time, Yan Song looked at Xu Jie who was standing beside him, and he smiled again, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed Hua Ting."

After Xu Jie heard Yan Song's words, his attitude became more respectful, "It was that lowly merchant who didn't know what was good for him. Please don't take it to heart, Lord."

Yan Song was about to walk out from behind the desk tremblingly. Seeing this, Xu Jie immediately walked over, held Yan Song's arm, slowly let Yan Song walk out, and sat him in the main seat in the living room.

Yan Song looked up at Xu Jie, who was still respectful, and the smile on his face did not disappear.

Yan Song said, "The burden from now on will be handed over to you. Your Majesty is in seclusion and Prince Yu is the regent. You will have a harder time than me."

Xu Jie felt something in his heart when he heard Yan Song's words.

The pressure in front of Zhu Zaigui was indeed greater than the pressure in front of Emperor Jiajing.

Although Emperor Jiajing was also moody, after decades of contact, Xu Jie had already figured out Emperor Jiajing's temper. Even if he made a mistake or said something he shouldn't have said, he was confident that he could make up for it.

But now that Zhu Zaigui is the regent, he is in a difficult situation.

He had not yet figured out what Zhu Zaigui was thinking, and how big the difference between Zhu Zaigui's ideas were and those of Emperor Jiajing was something Xu Jie could not grasp for the time being.

So when Yan Song said that he would have a harder time than himself, Xu Jie agreed with this statement. Xu Jie said: "The prince is young and energetic, and we are all old. It is inevitable that we cannot keep up with the prince's ideas for a while. You must take care of your health. When you recover, you will be in charge of the important affairs of the cabinet."

Yan Song laughed again and said, "I am old now. It is time for me to give up my position. Otherwise, I will be disliked by others."

Xu Jie said quickly, "What are you talking about, Lord? Your Majesty trusts you so much, and Prince Yu also respects you very much. This time, the matter of Shifan suddenly came up, and Prince Yu also specifically instructed the cabinet and the Ministry of Justice to make a good distinction."

"Shifan's case is Shifan's case, and the cabinet minister and other irrelevant personnel must not be involved. This shows that the prince still values ​​the cabinet minister's contributions to the court and wants him to continue to contribute to the court."

After hearing this, Yan Song was deeply moved. He said, "Your Majesty is so generous. It is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty. I have failed to educate my son properly, and in the end, I still have to ask Your Majesty to speak for me. I really deserve death. I am really ashamed of the trust of the court and Your Majesty."

"If I had been able to discipline Yan Shifan properly, he might not have met with the disaster today. So, in the end, it's all my fault. Spoiling a child is like killing him. Hua Ting must learn from this."

Xu Jie nodded in agreement, and then comforted Yan Song and said, "You should be at ease. Although Shifan's case is complicated, I believe that when the court, the prince, and His Majesty finally deal with Shifan, they will definitely remember your loyalty and dedication to the country for so many years, and will show leniency to Shifan and give him a lighter punishment."

Yan Song sighed, "I hope so."

Although Yan Song had said so before, when Yan Shifan was really brought to justice, he still hoped in his heart that Yan Shifan's crime would be lighter so that Emperor Jiajing and Prince Yu would spare his life.

After all, no matter what, Yan Shifan is Yan Song's only son. He still doesn't want to watch his son die before him when he is in his octogenarian years.

Even a cold-blooded politician like Yan Song would not want to endure the pain of seeing his son die. He still wanted to have a son to take care of him after he passed away.

After Yan Song finished sighing, he looked at Xu Jie and asked, "What else did the prince say?"

Xu Jie thought for a while and replied, "The prince didn't say anything else. He just wanted the elder to take good care of himself and not let things outside interfere with his physical and mental health."

Yan Song nodded deeply, "Please thank the prince for me. Everything from now on depends on you. I am also tired, so I won't see you off."

Yan Song didn't want to continue talking to Xu Jie at this time, because he knew that the more he talked now, the less affection he would have in the future.

While there is still some affection left, stop talking in time and keep your attitude.

Maybe it could come in handy in the future and leave a trace of incense for his Yan family.

Otherwise, once you have said everything and expressed your feelings, it will be difficult to talk about it in the future.

Xu Jie also understood what Yan Song meant. He bowed slightly to Yan Song again and said, "Take good care of yourself, my Lord. I will leave now."

Yan Song hummed lightly, and like an old monk in meditation, he sat there motionless, in a daze, not knowing whether he was distracted by Alzheimer's disease or what he was thinking about.

Xu Jie just glanced at Yan Song and then hurriedly left Yan's house.

Along the way, Xu Jie's heart could not calm down for a long time.

He had thought many times about replacing Yan Song.

But when that day really came, Xu Jie discovered that even though he had replaced Yan Song, he did not feel as happy and excited as he had imagined. Instead, he felt like he was treading on thin ice.

It seems that if I take a wrong step in the next step, I will be as lonely and helpless as Yan Song is now, like an old man who can only wait.

So Xu Jie was not happy or joyful in his heart.

This is the East Building.

Yan Shifan had one eye, and there seemed to be anger in his eyes, but more of it was fear.

He looked at Shen Lian who appeared in front of him in disbelief.

How many times had he wanted to kill Shen Lian? If Lu Bing hadn't protected him, how could he have seen the sun today?
Now, seeing Shen Lian looking at him with dignity and contempt, Yan Shifan felt extremely regretful.

I shouldn't have given Lu Bing face in the first place. I should have taken action when I should have and let Shen Lian die first!

"What are you going to do? I am the Minister of Industry, and my father is the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. Do you have an order? How dare you trespass into my mansion?"

Yan Shifan stared at Shen Lian in front of him with a stern look but a weak heart. He tried hard to maintain his anger and momentum while questioning Shen Lian!
Shen Lian saw that Yan Shifan was still pretending to be the boss even when he was about to die, so he naturally would not tolerate him.

Shen Lian raised the regent order in his hand.

"According to the order of the prince, arrest the suspect Yan Shifan."

After saying this, Shen Lian looked at Yan Shifan and asked, "Do you have any objections?"

Yan Shifan was immediately furious: "What regent order? You want to arrest a high-ranking official without an imperial decree? You are really tired of living! I want an imperial decree!"

Yan Shifan shouted and ignored Shen Lian's words, and did not take Zhu Zaigui's order of regent seriously, as if only in this way could he make a last-ditch effort to turn things around.

But how could Shen Lian spoil him?

Although the Regent Order is not an imperial edict, it cannot be questioned.

Shen Lian said coldly: "The regent order was issued by Prince Yu, the regent. Anyone who sees this order inside and outside the court must bow down. Are you planning to rebel?"

Yan Shifan turned pale with fright after hearing Shen Lian's words. He was arrogant and did not take anyone in the world seriously, but that was based on the fact that no one could control him.

Now that he is at the mercy of others, Yan Shifan naturally cannot remain tough.

Shen Lian looked at Yan Shifan, who was like a deflated ball, and snorted with extreme contempt, "Coward!"

After cursing Yan Shifan, Shen Lian stopped talking nonsense with Yan Shifan.

He gave the order directly: "Capture Yan Shifan and seal off the East Tower. No one is allowed to enter or leave the East Tower without the emperor's order. Anyone who disobeys the order will be punished with 20 strokes of the cane and thrown into the imperial prison!"

After hearing Shen Lian's order, the Jinyiwei standing by immediately clasped his fists and bowed: "As you command!"

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