prosperous age

Chapter 563 Chapter 562
If at the beginning, Wei Guangde still wanted to please King Yu by convicting Yan Shifan, but when the incident happened to this point, he had the idea of ​​hiding as far away as possible.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, this is his only thought now.

This is also the reason why he pushed Xu Jie to the fore. The old fox still has to let the old fox fight.

Maybe Xu Jie is not as smart as Yan Shifan, but after all, Xu Jie is very familiar with both Emperor Jiajing and Yan Shifan in the old world.

Only a person like him can firmly, precisely, and firmly grasp Yan Shifan's painful foot, knock him down, and step on another foot, so that he will never turn over.

Wei Guangde did not admit it, fearing that he might not be Yan Shifan's opponent, especially in terms of his understanding of the emperor.

Perhaps Yan Shifan's inadvertent small action could hide it from him, but it would arouse Emperor Jiajing's great reaction.

But now, before he is sure whether Gao Gong's movements are clean or not, it's better not to get too close with this daring guy.

When Wei Guangde returned home, he locked one person in the study and prohibited others from entering.

If he thought at the beginning that Gao Gong was chosen by Emperor Jiajing to be a teacher in Yuwang's mansion, from the point of view of literati in this era, it is important to stick to the end.

Naturally, Gao Gong's perseverance to King Yu from then on is a noble moral character.

But what we saw today, Wei Guangde has doubts about this, Gao Gong's movements are too fast, he has to think in the direction of conspiracy.

Knowing that King Yu has many problems, Gao Gong still has full confidence in King Yu. Why?
Gao Gong is not stupid, so he naturally knows that there is only one person who can compete with King Yu for the throne, and that is King Jing.

If, from that time on, Gao Gong deployed manpower beside King Jing to kill the killer and completely solve the hidden danger in case of a future occurrence, then Gao Gong's conduct was far-reaching and ruthless.

The news that Yan Shifan was arrested in his hometown of Yuanzhou Mansion in Jiangxi began to spread quickly in the capital, and although the news that King Jing was seriously ill was spread, it was not as topical as Yan Shifan after all.

Regardless of the fact that King Jing is the son of the current Emperor Jiajing, Yan Shifan is still at the top of the popular topic search list. Even though he has been away from Beijing for two years, the stories about his extravagant and lustful life are still popular in the market. After-dinner conversation.

Common people's interest in talking about gossip has never changed throughout the ages.

Yan Shifan's kind of life, whether it is envy or yearning, all arouses people's interest in talking about it.

Wei Guangde has been in the capital for many years and has already completed his own information acquisition channels.

The news about the market and business is all collected by the servants led by Zhang Ji, but most of these news are useless, and it seems more acceptable to use them for entertainment.

The change in the direction of the wind in the imperial court is mostly due to his group of colleagues of the same year and colleagues who are all over the capital's various yamen, and further up is the intelligence collection from Prince Yu's Mansion and news from the palace, which can be said to basically cover the entire capital. inside and outside.

For these situations in the civil and official circles, Wei Guangde also knew clearly in the next few days.

But at this time, he chose to keep a low profile, honestly going to the school recording hall to transcribe "The Canon" every day, and urged the transcribers to take the time to transcribe carefully.

In fact, Wei Guangde had already received the news from Chen Ju that Emperor Jiajing was very concerned about transcribing the "Yongle Canon", but he did not ask the Ministry of Rites, but let the people in Dongchang keep secretly watching the progress of the transcription.

Of course Wei Guangde knew Emperor Jiajing's love for "Yongle Dadian". When this love became a bit extreme, it would naturally make him have other ideas.

Perhaps that His Majesty also knew that he was dying, so he couldn't bear it anymore.

It's just that he wants to focus on the school record ceremony, but at the Prince Yu Mansion, the King Yu will not let him do what he wants. From time to time, the servants of the Palace will come here to look for him and invite him to the Prince Yu Mansion.

As the team escorting Yan Shifan got closer and closer to the capital, the atmosphere in King Yu's mansion gradually became tense. King Yu would talk to Wei Guangde every now and then, reminding him repeatedly to pay attention to Yan Shifan's confession and avoid any possible trouble.

Beijing, the lobby of the Ministry of Industry.

"Li Langzhong, as the chief official of Dushui Qingli, Wang is sending you to Jiujiang to supervise the construction of water ships. This is a very important matter.
Wang Langzhong, you also have a great responsibility. This time, His Majesty ordered to transfer Yunnan and Nanjing to mint copper coins to Beijing. As the chief official of the Yuheng Qing Dynasty, the smelting and casting of coins is already within your purview, and you must not be careless. , if there is a mistake in the copper coins sent to the capital, I will not dare to protect you."

Two Langzhong, three Yuanwailang, and several principals among the four major officials of the Ministry of Industry are here at this time, and there are tasks assigned to them by the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and the Assistant Minister.

"Master Lei, I"

Wang Chengzhang, the official secretary of Yu Hengqing, was about to speak when he was interrupted by Lei Li waving his hand.

"Chengzhang, this time your business trip is a matter that the cabinet has discussed with us for a long time. You should leave after a year, but after all, the matter is of great importance. The cabinet has ordered us to send people down as soon as possible."

Wang Chengzhang still wanted to speak, but the two ministers looked over with stern eyes, and the chill in them made him shudder.

After the people left, Lei Li looked at his two assistants and said, "Keep an eye on it, if anyone makes trouble, directly hand it over to the Ministry of Officials."

"Yes, my lord."

The two servants bowed and took orders.

In the past two days, similar dialogues continued to occur in the major yamen in the capital. Groups of officials were dispatched to various places to inspect the work, and the itinerary was arranged without delay.

Officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs were either sent to various provinces to check taxes and labor, or went to the important towns in the nine borders to check military pay and expenditure. The purpose of the big move is naturally to keep the administration clear.

Even the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate began to be dispatched on a large scale to investigate and secretly visit officials in various places to rule the people.

Not many people know that just two days ago, Xu Jie secretly summoned the officials of six ministries and five temples to hold a secret meeting. After reaching a consensus, it gradually expanded, and even the ministers and Shaoqing of each yamen were called to attend meeting.

Now in the imperial court, the officials of the Yan family have been cleared out of the ranks of the hall officials, and now the adults who have the right to speak don't like the Yan family, because they have been suppressed by the Yan family in the past.

Let’s say that Lei Li, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, can only travel around with the title of Shangshu to guide and inspect projects, and the position of the official of the Ministry of Industry is firmly controlled by Wu Peng, Ouyang Bijin and other people from the Yan family, because everyone knows it well. bright.

After finally driving away the Yan Party faction, no one still hopes that Yan Shifan can return to the capital, even if there is only a slight possibility, they will be completely strangled in the cradle by them.

Prince Yu's Mansion is also well aware of the changes in the imperial court, and they are very supportive of Xu Jie's arrangement.

In December of the 43rd year of Jiajing, when the Chinese New Year was approaching, the convoy escorting Yan Shifan finally arrived in the capital after a long overland journey.

Outside the city, the officials of the Ministry of Punishment took the note from the cabinet and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to verify his identity from Lin Run, and took Yan Shifan away. The prison of the Ministry of Punishment has prepared a special cell for him and his party member Luo Longwen.

At this time, Yan Shifan, Luo Longwen and others were completely ignorant of the situation in the capital.

How could Lin Run give him the opportunity to contact people outside and learn about the situation outside.

He is under the personal supervision of his own servants, and it is strictly forbidden for any unrelated persons to approach the prison car where Yan Shifan is being held. The meals and drinks along the way are also prepared by the servants themselves, for fear that someone will tamper with them secretly.

The Yuanzhou Mansion and his party gave Lin Run and the family members a deeper understanding of the Yan family's power.

Thousands of long-term workers, this is what it is.

There is also the luxurious manor that stretches for several miles. Its interior can be called a small city. It is no wonder that the Yan family did not live in the city. With such a scale, even the Yuanzhou Mansion City can only be included in the Yan Mansion.

I don't know if I don't check, Lin Run really didn't expect such a wealthy family to exist in the world.

According to Li Guojian, the secretary of the Yuanzhou government, the Yan family has more than [-] manors in Jiangxi, and there are more than ten outside Jiangxi, which shows how corrupt the Yan family was during Yan Song's administration.

Although those houses are not as good as the old houses here, they can all be called a mansion.

Lin Run was actually thinking about how to turn Yan Shifan's case into an iron case along the way. He didn't want to play tricks such as planting and framing, but seeing the power of Yan's family, he had to deal with it carefully.

Finally, on the way, he thought of another charge that could be impeached.

Speaking of which, if he didn't know that Yan's family had so many luxury houses, and found many treasured lands chosen by Feng Shui Taoists to build, he would not have thought of this criminal evidence.

Regardless of whether this crime can be confirmed or not, the censor is just a rumor. With so many properties in his Yan family, it is impossible not to ask someone to read Feng Shui.

According to Feng Shui, whether it is to gather wealth or Qi, or to have dragon veins, it is just a matter of those people opening their mouths. Lin Run is not at all worried that he will be accused of false accusations.

Are there still few ministers framed by Yan Shifan?
A few days ago, he had received news from his friends in the capital that most of the officials in the capital who might be related to the Yan family had already been sent out on business trips. As long as Yan Shifan entered the capital, he would probably be isolated in the short term There is no help, so there is no need to worry.

After handing Yan Shifan over to the officials of the Ministry of Punishment, Lin Run did not find a place to rest, but went directly to the Secretary of General Affairs.

The current Tongzhengsi is no longer the place where Luo Longwen is in power. Because the influence of the Tongzhengsi is gradually weakening, no one is interested in it. It has become the retirement of the old people who suffered from the strict party persecution and lost the chance of promotion in the past few years. place.

When Lin Run stepped into the Tongzheng Commissioner and submitted his latest memorial to impeach Yan Shifan, the Tongzheng Commissioner became lively again.

"Lin Yushi said that Yan Shifan was in Jiangxi, and sent a large number of people who are good at Fengshui to choose treasured land with dragon spirit to buy farms and houses."

"The Yan family is really brave."

"The Yan family really has the guts, I'm afraid it might not be."

"How could it not be? In the last impeachment, it was also said that Yan Shifan raised dead soldiers in his hometown, and also raised more than [-] Jiangyang robbers."

The news of the Tongzhengshi Sili spread like the wind throughout the various yamen and Xungui's mansions in the capital.

"People who are good at Fengshui, Taoist priests are looking for dragon veins, this impeachment letter from Master Lin Runlin is quite harsh."

After hearing the news that Lu Bu ran in and whispered the news, Wei Guangde gasped.

Throughout the ages, what the emperor can't tolerate the most is that some of his subordinates are disloyal and intend to meddle in the imperial power.

Lin Run's letter of impeachment can be said to have pushed the Yan family to the edge of a cliff. If it is confirmed, the entire Yan family may be buried with it.

"The family should have received my letter, but I don't know if I have found the Taoist priest."

Wei Guangde sat on the chair, subconsciously rubbed his chin with his left hand.

My teacher's friend is not a Taoist priest who is good at Feng Shui.

Closing his eyes slightly, Wei Guangde began to deduce whether Yan Shifan would be hit and lose confidence if he knew that something happened to King Jing.

It would be best if you collapsed directly because of this, and you can confess any crime you say, so everyone can rest assured.

But if you don't want everyone to worry, then you have to find some evidence, at least give the emperor an explanation.

Lin Run's memorial, if there is another person like Lin Zhenren to corroborate this matter, I don't know if Yan Shifan's theft of dragon veins will be confirmed.

Even if there is no real Lin, then find someone else, anyway, regardless of the truth, this is a crime that is enough to make Emperor Jiajing murderous.

Although Wei Guangde was still young at that time, after all, his thinking was not that of a child in his teens, it should be said that he was barely an adult, so what happened back then is still very clear.

The one who had been in contact with the Wei family was always that real person Lin, so the Wei family wanted to take back or even seize the fields near Jiujiang, but it was really difficult not to find this real person Lin.

Judging from the situation at the time, this real Lin was probably the steward of the Yan family in Jiujiang Mansion. As for the benefits he could get, most likely it was the support of the Yan family for the Lushan Taoist Temple.

Emperor Jiajing respected Taoism, and allocated a lot of internal treasury silver to Taoist temples in various places every year. Many Taoist temples maintained close ties with the inner court in order to get closer to the palace.

Not only to copy various Taoist secrets into the palace, but also to recommend Taoist masters and so on.

During these activities, Taoists naturally had contact with the emperor's close ministers, so Wei Guangde was not surprised that Taoists and Yan's family repaired.

Wei Guangde made up his mind, and when he returned home in the evening, he sent someone to send a letter to his hometown overnight to confirm the news of the real Lin, as his trump card prepared by Wei Guangde for Yan Shifan.

At that time, regardless of whether he pleads guilty or not, he will have to be charged with the charge of stealing dragon veins with the intention of treason.

Not long after, Lu Buyou came into the house and reported: "Master, there is a message from the servant of the palace, please go to the palace to talk about it when you have time."

"Because Yan Shifan was imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice?"

Wei Guangde asked casually.

"Yes."

Lu Bu replied in a low voice.

"Understood, you go to inform my coachman and ask him to prepare the carriage, and I will go out in a while."

As he spoke, he pointed to the books on the desk and said, "After I go out, it's still the old rule, you put them away separately."

"Yes, my lord."

Lu Bu agreed and left the room.

Seeing his leaving back, recalling the scene when we first met, Wei Guangde couldn't help sighing in a low voice: "No wonder you use your own family to do these things. Who would have thought that such a precarious little character like you is still a member of Jinyiwei."

(End of this chapter)