eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 269 20 taels, not even a penny less!

In the moonlight, by the window.

A middle-aged man with a black beard drinks tea, while a young man in a blue shirt sits stiffly.

"I don't know if you are lucky or unlucky. The emperor has noticed you. The imperial decree from the palace will reach your house after tonight at most. Yan Tanhua, you are going to enter the attendant's room."

Waiter's room?
Of course Yan Song understood what it was.

But he is terrified now, and at the same time, this news makes him have an irresistible desire. Could it be... that his fate will also change?

He wanted to say something, but his voice was stuck in his throat and he couldn't get it out.

"Can't believe it?" Mu Bin raised his eyebrows.

"My... my official... I believe it." Yan Song's lips trembled obviously.Then he probably felt his throat was itchy, so he couldn't help punching his fists and coughing three or two times.

"why?"

"Because, the dignified Commander of Jinyiwei will not come to my house late at night to deceive such an insignificant person."

Mu Bin was silent for a while.

The poplar leaves outside were rustling by the wind.

In this season now, even in the middle of the night, even with a slight breeze, you can't feel the cold anymore.

"No, you are very important. Do you know why His Majesty chose you to be in the chamberlain?"

"I don't know." Yan Song shook his head, "Commander Mou, can you tell me?"

"Because you are related to a case in the court that His Majesty is personally concerned about."

"No!" Of course, Yan Song didn't have the concentration he had when he was 80 years old. He hurriedly stood up and made a statement, "I don't know those people! I haven't even met them! Studying, having very little contact with friends, and knowing nothing about the affairs of the court! Please Commander Mou to report to the emperor!"

"Hey." Mou Bin sighed softly, "No one says you are guilty. If you are guilty, why does His Majesty order you into the attendant's room? Yan Weizhong, this envoy speaks very slowly, just waiting for you to calm down. Sit down. "

Yan Song was stunned for a moment, and only now did he realize that he had overreacted.So I felt extremely regretful in my heart, and at the same time kept telling myself to be calm, calm...

"The case His Majesty cares about is the Zhan Xiushan case you asked about during the day. Don't you really want to know why Zhan Xiushan was arrested?"

Yan Song gritted his teeth tightly, "What... did he commit?"

"Your Majesty has a playmate who has been with His Majesty since he was a child. His name is Mei Huaigu. Mei Huaigu's father is named Mei Kejia. Mei Kejia was a businessman in Zhejiang, and most of the silver he got was given to His Majesty. Zhan Xiushan and his family also Merchant, they want to accuse Mei Huaigu, sow discord between His Majesty and Mei Kejia, and dismantle Meiji's business in Zhejiang."

Yan Song slowly recovered his thinking at this moment. He didn't expect such a big involvement behind the scenes, but he felt strange, "No matter how powerful Zhan Xiushan is, he is just a fifth-rank Hubu doctor. No matter how rich Zhan's family is, he is only in Jiangxi territory. How dare they get involved in the emperor's affairs, isn't there something strange about it?"

Mou Bin said calmly: "So there is another person behind him, isn't it? You see, you can imagine it, but your majesty can't think of it? Jin Yiwei can't think of it?"

"Who's behind it?"

"do not know."

"What does that have to do with me?"

"Go and get Xu Chang back, and then go save people with him."

"Commander Mou! This officer is just a..."

"This is the imperial edict!"

"What... what?"

Mou Bin pointed his index finger on the wooden table, "This is an imperial decree, and this is the capital. You'd better be careful what you say."

Yan Song wanted to cry instantly, he wouldn't doubt it.How could the Commander of Jin Yiwei come with him to falsely preach the imperial decree?Besides, he was about to enter the attendant's room, no matter what, Mou Bin would not tell such a lie.

But the question is why him?
Is it because I am from Jiangxi?Zhan Xiushan is also from Jiangxi?

Or is it because Xu Chang came to find him?
"Yan Weizhong, you are someone who has read the books of sages and sages. You should also understand a lot of principles. Someone in the court should have a word with you... You said that we, Ming, are fighting for the interests of the people?"

Yan Song was hit again. The unanswerable questions he encountered in the past few days were simply more than the previous 20 years.

What does the commander of Jin Yiwei mean by asking this question?Probing?
If it was his good friend Sheng Yi who is full of sense of justice, he would probably say yes.

But Yan Song... was already scared in his heart, "If it is taken from the people and used for the people, it will not be counted."

"It seems that you didn't say it yourself, you don't know anything about the court affairs."

Mu Bin left this sentence without emotion.

Then left.

All that was left was the wisps of heat rising from the milky white cup and a Jinyiwei badge on the side, which was for his contacts.

Yan Song leaned against the door and window, unable to sleep.

Outside the house, Mou Bin boarded a carriage.Yan Song is not easy to reveal the truth.Mu Bin is also not sure about his character, so... today, he can only test it out like this.

In fact, nothing more than two results.

If Yan Song is very upright, then he should work with himself to find ways to prevent the court from making such a big case again.

If he is just a sycophant, then we are not in harmony with him.

He understands Mao Yuwen's thoughts better.

He would not be fooled easily, not because he spared his life, but because he could not see Jin Yiwei falling into the hands of such a person, otherwise the late emperor's years of hard work would have been in vain.

Besides, the current emperor is not a ruthless person, and there seems to be some restrictions on Mao's language, and the matter is not to the point of giving up completely.

So for Mu Bin, the best way forward for this matter is that he was messed up, but it was Yan Song who messed up and had nothing to do with him.

People always seem to be more able to accept the way that hurts them least.

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On the second day, the imperial decree arrived.

Yan Song, a Jinshi in Jiangxi, entered the attendant's room according to the imperial edict.

If there was no late night visit from Mou Bin, Yan Song would be ecstatic, but now...

And before he formally enters the palace to face the saint, he has to find Xu Chang back.This is the decree.

At that time, lest the emperor ask that he didn't do it.

Xu Chang was surprised that Master Yan changed his mind again.

Yan Song didn't know what to say, so he just said: "We are a family after all, I still have to find a way to save my cousin."

Xu Chang burst into tears of gratitude, covering his face and weeping bitterly.

But when Yan Song really knelt in front of the emperor, he was in a complicated mood.

In the Xinuang Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, besides him, there is Xie Pi, the son of Xie Gelao.

He himself should be able to enter the attendant's room because of Zhan Xiushan's case.Should I say it or not, this is what he bought with his life.

But for Xie Pi, after sleeping comfortably at home for a few days, he had the opportunity to show his face in front of the emperor.

According to their personalities, Zhu Houzhao made some assignments, "Xie Yizhong followed Jin Gui, and Wang Xian took Yan Weizhong. You two should watch carefully and study hard. The errands in the attendant room are not difficult, but they are very complicated. Just try not to make mistakes. .”

"The ministers obey the order."

Zhu Houzhao didn't immediately leave Yan Song for the solo, which was too noticeable. Yan Song just came, so it's not good.

In the afternoon, when he looked through the documents in the attendants' room, he pointed out that one of them was dissatisfied, and deliberately found fault, "Who wrote this up?"

Jin, Wang, Xie, and Yan all began to feel nervous.

"Return to Your Majesty, it was proposed by the minister."

Zhu Houzhao gave Liu Jin a look, but he turned around and left with emotion.

Liu Jin stuffed the document into Yan Song's hands, and urged, "Why don't you hurry up?! What's the use of kneeling stupidly?"

It is not easy to say that Yan Ge is old, in just a few days, his heart is always frightened by different people, and he regrets getting involved in this court!

When the weather was fine, Zhu Houzhao found a place to rest in the afternoon at the small pavilion by the lake, and kept the people around him far away by the way.

Only Yan Song was bent over, not daring to move in front of him.

"Things, you should know everything, do you have anything to ask me?"

Yan Song raised his robe and knelt down, "I don't dare."

"If you don't dare to ask, then you are doing it in a muddle. If you make a mistake, I will blame others. I think you just came here, and you are not familiar with my style, so I don't care about you. Ask quickly."

Yan Song was under a lot of pressure, mainly because the emperor in front of him...was too famous.

It is said that he is lenient...but he will never be soft when it is time to use a knife, and he is harsh...but he always has people in his heart.

The Ming Dynasty is already the tenth emperor, and it is unexpected that there will be a person who can trace his ancestors.

It was the way he was called out under the pretext, the interlude with his courtiers, and the calmness and stability of his words and deeds. It can already be seen that this emperor does have an aura of controlling everything.

"Then I am bold. I don't understand why His Majesty chose me for such a big case like Zhan's? In the end, half a month ago, I was just a candidate."

"At the beginning, Sheng Yi wanted to rectify Qi Sanyou's name. You told him that Qi Sanyou's name was crooked by me. Even if you went to rectify it, it would be Bai Zheng."

Yan Song was terrified, he didn't expect the emperor to even know about that!
This emperor really made him feel too unfathomable!
"My minister made a slip of the tongue, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"If you were to be punished, you would have been punished long ago. But I think you know the court. That's why I picked you. And it's just a few clowns, so what kind of big case is it?"

Zhu Houzhao clapped his hands, and wiped off the flour from the dim sum on his hands, "Xu Youming is locked in the same place as Zhan Xiushan. After you enter the attendant's room, you can also go to Jinyiwei's place. You will take Xu Youming with you in a few days." Chang went to fetch Xu Youming out in front of Zhan Xiushan."

Yan Song probably understood, "Then... Let the person who wants to rescue go to Weichen again?"

"Remember to ask for money. It's 20 taels, and you won't save even one cent less."

"Your Majesty, my father once taught my ministers that to be an official, a king, a people, and a country, you must never be worth a few taels of silver."

Hearing what Yan Ge said, Zhu Houzhao felt a little strange.But this kind of drama can be played by anyone.

"Yes, you are noble. You are not for money. But who said the money is for you? Take it and hand it to Zhen."

"...Wei Chen understands."

Zhu Houzhao squatted down again, "Although I grew up in the deep palace, I still know a lot about ways to make money in the officialdom. If I were you, I would ask for 25 taels. 20 taels, 5 taels Keep it to yourself."

Yan Song was shocked, "Your Majesty! I dare not speak to Your Majesty!"

But the emperor didn't speak, just smiled, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go down."

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There are not four thousand today, hold on!we are the champion!
(End of this chapter)