Chapter 556 555 Yan Shifan Incident

In the capital city, there is a small main room next to the Imperial Academy.

A stack of books was stacked neatly on the desk. In front of the desk, a young man wearing a white official uniform was looking through the books.

While flipping through, I might have discovered an error, so I stopped to draw my pen from time to time and lightly sketched on the book.

When you finish reading the book in your hand, put it on the other side, where there are already two stacks of books.

One pile contained slightly more, while the other contained only a few copies.

He placed the sketched book on the pile of relatively few books, then reached out to pick up one from the side and continued to read.

Naturally, Wei Guangde was the one who read the book. As Emperor Jiajing delegated the task of selecting candidates for transcription to the transcribers, the progress of copying the "Yongle Dadian" was also accelerated.

Today, Wei Guangde is spending time here. He wants to read all the books accumulated during this period. Naturally, he has to highlight any mistakes and open the binding to copy them again.

Wei Guangde had already read all the books he had been assigned. With his photographic memory, he was very comfortable doing this registration work, becoming the easiest one among the ten branch officials.

"grown ups."

A person came in outside the door, it was the scribe Lu Bu who had been following him when he was in the Hanlin Academy.

Lu Bu was seen bowing and standing in front of the desk, and replied in a low voice: "The servant of Prince Yu's palace has arrived outside the door and said that he has something important to tell me."

Wei Guangde put down the book and asked casually: "Have you ever asked why?"

"It is said that the General Affairs Office received a memorial from Lin Run, the censor of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, impeaching Yan Shifan and Luo Wenlong for plotting evil and intending to rebel."

Lu Bu replied softly.

"Rebellion? Yan Shifan?"

Wei Guangde sat upright, then waved his hand and said, "Let him come in."

Not long after, a chamberlain followed Lu Bu into the house.

"It turns out that Eunuch Zhang came here and was not welcomed at a distance. I wonder what happened to Lin Yushi's impeachment?"

The chamberlain who came in was Zhang Jing, a member of the palace, who had been following Li Fang. Although his rank was not high, his status was not low. Wei Guangde naturally knew him.

Seeing him coming, Wei Guangde smiled and cupped his hands at him.

This whale is about the same size as Chen Ju, but Chen Ju's is Gao Zhong, while Zhang Jing's godfather is Zhang Hong, who is also a famous eunuch in the Li Jian.

Gao Hong has been ill recently. According to news from Chen Ju, Zhang Hong may be taking his place.

As for how Zhang Jing entered Prince Yu's Mansion, it's actually not surprising. After all, the change of imperial power has basically been decided. The eunuchs in the palace will naturally send their disciples and disciples to Prince Yu as much as possible, hoping to get King Yu's favor will still have a certain status in the inner court in the future.

"Master Wei, you haven't been to Prince Yu's Mansion in the past two days. Today's news is a bit urgent, so Eunuch Li and Master Yin asked me to send the news directly."

When Zhang Jing saw Wei Guangde giving him his hand, he immediately returned the gift, and then quickly told the news he had sent.

"I just received the news that Yan Shifan, the censor of Nan Daolin, fled and did not go to Leizhou for exile to be punished. Instead, he returned to his hometown in Jiangxi halfway. The same was true for his party members Luo Wenlong and others.

According to the memorial, Yan Shifan and Luo Wenlong not only did not repent after arriving in Jiangxi, but also wantonly slandered the emperor and the court. They even groomed dead soldiers and gathered more than 4,000 people to pursue evil deeds. Not only did the local people suffer, but even the local officials Also bullied. "

After hearing what Zhang Jing said, Wei Guangde couldn't help but straighten his body immediately.

Raising dead men is actually an outlaw, which seems incomprehensible, but in this era, there are more or less such existences in the homes of various dignitaries, so it is nothing.

However, Zhang Jing actually said that Yan Shifan had more than 4,000 desperadoes in his network. This was no small matter.

At least, he, a native of Jiangxi, had never heard of this rumor.

Why raise so many people?

These people are armed with two battalions. In Jiangxi, there are really not many guards who dare to say that they can destroy them.

"Are you so brave?"

Wei Guangde couldn't help but exclaimed.

Such a big matter was not reported to the Jiangxi government, but by the censor of Nanjing. Wei Guangde couldn't help but think deeply about the great influence of the Yan family in Jiangxi.

"The palace asked you to inform me, but you want me to come over to discuss it?"

Wei Guangde asked.

Regarding this matter, Wei Guangde didn't know what Prince Yu's Mansion could do. Could it be that he wanted to take this opportunity to kill Yan Shifan?

After the fall of the Yan family, King Yu has been secretly investigating what happened that year, a major event that made him lose face.

Seven or eight years have passed, and King Yu has not given up. This shows how big a blow it had to King Yu at that time.

After the Yan family left the capital, many people's mouths were naturally pried open. Prince Yu's Mansion also knew that the person who had allowed the Ministry of Household Affairs to suppress the salary and annual gifts of Prince Yu's Mansion was Yan Shifan.

But at that time, people had already been punished, and Prince Yu's palace couldn't reach Guangdong, so it could only let it go.

Perhaps, King Yu wanted to wait for revenge in the future, but he didn't expect that such a thing would happen.

"Your Highness, if you have free time today, please go to the palace to discuss it."

Zhang Jing bowed and replied.

"I understand, Eunuch Zhang, as you can see, I still have a lot of things to do at the moment.

In the afternoon, when the matters here are settled, I will rush to the palace. "

King Yu's desire for revenge should have been rekindled by this news, and depending on the situation, the impact was indeed bad enough to kill Yan Shifan.

Yes, not knock him down, but kill him directly.

After Lu Bu sent Zhang Jing away, Wei Guangde was still thinking about this matter.

Originally, I thought that the deal between Yan Song and Yan Shifan could be easily reached, at least no one would continue to target them after his family fell, but I didn't expect Yan Shifan to be so fearless.

It's okay to escape from exile, but he dared to make such a big fuss in Jiangxi. I really don't know what he was thinking.

When Yan Song left Beijing, Wei Guangde also went to see him off.

Don't say that the stance is different. In fact, Yan Song has never had a stance to the outside world. It's just that Yan Shifan has always helped King Jing, which has affected the entire Yan Party. They all support King Jing as their support object.

And Wei Guangde went to see Yan Song off in the name of a fellow villager, so naturally he had nothing to do with Prince Yu's Mansion.

That time, Wei Guangde once told Yan Song that Yan Shifan should just enjoy himself in Leizhou. The emperor is far away, and as long as he doesn't make a big fuss, the capital will soon forget this person.

Unexpectedly, it seems that no one took his reminder seriously, and what was coming finally came.

At this time, it had been almost a year since Huang Taiji invaded the capital.

During this period, the court had no major events, and it was running smoothly.

However, Ma Fang was punished for the looting of Xuanfu. Even though he successfully attacked Beishatan and surrendered more than 130 people and some cattle and sheep, he was still severely reprimanded by the court.

But because of his past military exploits, he was ordered to "repair his crime and make meritorious service", and was stripped of the title of Left General, but he still served as the general of Xuanfu.

Under this blow, the Xuanfu army led by Ma Fang finally calmed down in the past year, and never took the initiative to attack the Mongolian tribes.

In the battle of Jidong, because the lieutenant general Bai Wenzhi defended the wall, the Eastern Tartars could not attack day and night, and then the guerrilla Dong Yiyuan and other soldiers joined forces to resist, and Yipianshiguan was safe and sound.

Although the Eastern Tartars saw that they could not surprise the enemy, they tried the same trick again and suddenly moved their troops to Shanhaiguan, intending to launch a surprise attack when the defenders were not prepared, but they still failed.

The two consecutive failed sieges forced the Eastern Tartars to retreat. Dong Yiyuan, who had been unknown in Jizhen, took this opportunity to accumulate military merits. After Wei Guangde's operation, he was not only promoted three levels, but also promoted from guerrilla to lieutenant general, and from then on he had the qualification to command a single route.

As for the shipping of Liao ships, it was naturally decided long ago, and it was banned years ago.

For a conservative monarch, Wei Guangde did not think there was a chance to persuade Emperor Jiajing to carry out shipping, unless Wei Guangde was willing to share the benefits with the emperor.

The shipping of Liao ships was banned by the government, but the smuggling activities in private were not completely stopped.

The profits were too great, and for the merchants in Liaodong and Beijing who had already tasted the sweetness, it was impossible to stop.

Wei Guangde, for the sake of his shares, privately contacted Zhang Xuegu, a fellow student of the Censorate.

This person, who was already on the inspection tour in Shandong, just helped to smooth the relationship and used the power of the censor to privately discuss some things with the officials of Denglai.

Naturally, the merchant ship disguised as an official ship, took the seal of the Denglai Navy to continue the sea trade, but the scale was reduced, and the navigation range was expanded to Korea.

The business of Beihai Merchants was no longer limited to the trade between Shandong and Liaodong, but went abroad and began to travel between Daming and Korea to make up for the profits lost due to the limited scale.

Wei Guangde really couldn't refuse the temptation of nearly a thousand taels of silver per month. This little silver could not only guarantee his luxurious life in the capital, but also have a surplus.

In the afternoon, Wei Guangde took a car to the Prince of Yu's Mansion, naturally to discuss the matter of Yan Shifan.

As soon as he entered the palace, Wei Guangde saw Feng Bao hunched over, struggling to support a young child to learn to walk in the palace.

"Eunuch Feng, why don't you ask them to do it? It's not easy to take care of a child."

This child is naturally the third son of Prince Yu, Zhu Yijun, who is now running around in the palace.

Children are the most troublesome when they are learning to walk. If they are not careful, they will fall. Wei Guangde knows this well.

Whenever he takes a child with him, he is most afraid that the child will learn to walk on the ground. The pain is more uncomfortable than patrolling the border.

"Lord Wei is here, His Highness is in the room over there."

Feng Bao now puts all his heart on the little prince. Prince Yu and Princess Chen don't have a good relationship because Princess Chen often warns him to stay away from beauty.

Seeing that if Princess Chen can't give birth to a prince, then once the child in his hands grows up, it is very likely that he will be the one in the future palace. Feng Bao doesn't feel tired at all, but is in pain and happiness.

Wei Guangde was already standing in front of them, and then he squatted down and looked at Zhu Yijun and said, "You have taken good care of the little prince, and the prince must reward you."

While speaking, Wei Guangde had already reached out to take Zhu Yijun from Feng Bao's hand, and led him slowly forward.

What Feng Bao could see, Wei Guangde naturally knew very well. Although he didn't know whether this person would be the future emperor, he still had to invest.

Thinking that this person was Feng Bao, who grew up serving the emperor and was called "Daban", Wei Guangde didn't think there was anything wrong with trying to please this child.

"I heard that Concubine Li was ill a few days ago. I wonder if anyone has seen her."

While teasing the little prince, Wei Guangde asked Feng Bao.

"The queen is fine, she just got pregnant again."

Feng Bao said happily.

"What? Pregnant again?"

Wei Guangde was shocked. Concubine Li was pregnant again. Was the one in his hand the future emperor? After all, the infant mortality rate was quite high these days.

"It was confirmed by the imperial physician yesterday. It is normal that Lord Wei does not know."

Feng Bao said in a low voice.

"Then Eunuch Feng is even more responsible. It is really deserved that Concubine Li is so rich. There are so many women in the backyard of His Highness, but only she can give birth to a child for His Highness."

Wei Guangde could not help but sigh that Li Caifeng was really lucky. Prince Yu favored so many beauties in the harem, but only she could give birth to a child for Prince Yu. Isn't she destined to be the empress dowager?

Because of giving birth to Zhu Yijun, Li Caifeng, as a palace maid, was decreed by Emperor Jiajing to be the concubine of Prince Yu, and her status in the palace also rose.

Seeing Feng Bao's smiling face like a chrysanthemum, Wei Guangde said again: "People say that a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. I think that eunuch Feng really lives up to this saying."

"Haha, how dare I."

Feng Bao had already put aside the old matter of being exiled by Emperor Jiajing. Now he was only concerned about taking care of Concubine Li and the little prince. His future depended on these two.

If he continued to stay in the palace, although the position of Silijian was enviable, there were too many eunuchs above him. He was just the last one in Silijian, and he really didn't have much power. Even Chen Ju had to be careful to deal with him.

Not to mention Huang Jin, there were Gao Zhong, Zhang Hong, Chen Hong and others ahead of him, so there was little hope.

He was exiled to Prince Yu's Mansion, but he also felt the good of it. Finding another way was a good place to go.

Although he didn't dare to say it out loud, in his heart, Feng Bao naturally hoped that Emperor Jiajing would die sooner, so that his status could be greatly improved when he returned to the inner court.

There was nothing much to say to little Zhu Yijun at this moment. The child was too young, so he could only tease him for a while. The main thing was to chat with Feng Bao, which could be regarded as liberating him and relaxing for a while.

After handing little Zhu Yijun back to Feng Bao again, Wei Guangde stood up and relieved the pain in his waist. Then he said goodbye to Feng Bao and went to see Prince Yu.

When Wei Guangde entered the room, Prince Yu, Zhang Juzheng and others were already talking here.

The first thing Wei Guangde noticed when he entered the room was that Prince Yu seemed to be a little excited, obviously because he had seized the opportunity to take revenge on Yan Shifan.

Wei Guangde had made up his mind before that if Prince Yu's revenge was not so strong, he could think about helping Yan Shifan settle some things and see if he could get him out and let him go back to Jiangxi and never show up again.

However, looking at Prince Yu's expression, he knew that even if Yan Shifan could escape this time, he would still be brought up after Prince Yu took office.

The three thousand taels of silver that Yan Song sent to him after he left seemed a little difficult to handle and too hot to handle.