Chapter 561 560 Yiyan Family

“Dong dong dong dong dong.”

It was already three o’clock in the morning, and in front of a magnificent courtyard in Jieqiao Village, Fenyi County, Yuanzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, a thin and strong man was banging on the door.

His neat outfit had already been stained by the dust, and his face was tired and listless.

Such a person dared to act wildly in front of the door of this obviously wealthy family. If it was not late at night, everyone who saw him would probably give a thumbs up and say "a brave man who is not afraid of death."

“Who is so bold to make trouble in front of the Yan family.”

The continuous knocking on the door finally woke up the doorman inside. He came out after putting on his clothes and cursing, but stood inside the door but did not open it.

"Who is blind? Do you know where this is?"

"I am sent by your third son to see your young cabinet minister. Open the door quickly. If you delay important matters, you will be in trouble."

The people inside the door spoke rudely, and the people outside the door did not show any weakness.

When he heard that it was sent by the third son, the doorman's momentum was obviously weakened.

The third son of the Yan family is still working in the capital, a big figure of the Jinyiwei.

Someone came to deliver a letter in the middle of the night, which is obviously not a trivial matter.

"Go and report to the housekeeper. It's too late. This door..."

A whispered voice came from the door, and then someone ran in quickly.

"Fuck, I came all the way here, and you didn't open the door. Believe it or not, I will go back to the capital and say that the Yan family doesn't open the door."

Who is the person outside the door? He is from the West Office. In the capital, except for those nobles and ministers, who dare not break in, who is in his eyes?

Although the Yan family is his immediate superior, he would not have wanted to wade into this muddy water if the head of the Yan family had not promised him benefits. It would be good if he did not try to salvage a fortune.

The current wind direction in the capital is obviously not favorable to the Yan family. In the past, he did not dare to provoke the Yan family, but now he thinks that the Yan family is just so-so, and he can't say when it will fall completely.

These people in the rivers and lakes recruited by the Jinyiwei are also used to flattering the high and trampling the low. The so-called "heroes" that are talked about with great relish in later generations actually did not exist at all in ancient times, or it can be said that there were very few of them.

Think about the traffic conditions and security environment in ancient times. What did he rely on to travel around the world alone?

Xu Xiake could travel everywhere because he had the qualifications. He was a scholar. In this era when going to other places required a road permit, the reputation of a scholar was his pass.

And what kind of family was his family? He was born in a very wealthy farming and reading family in Jiangyin, Nanzhili. His family had more than 12,000 acres of land alone.

His grandfather Xu Jing had passed the imperial examination, so it is not an exaggeration to say that such a family is a family of scholars.

His grandfather Xu Jing was a good friend of another historical celebrity Tang Bohu.

Speaking of Tang Bohu, people will naturally think of the imperial examination fraud case, after all, it involved the then cabinet minister Li Dongyang.

Yes, Xu Xiake's grandfather was also a party to that case. He was stripped of his official title because of fraud and was sentenced to never step into the imperial examination again.

Therefore, the reason why the Xu family allowed their family members to continue studying but was not keen on official title was also there.

Being rich and powerful, Xu Xiake naturally became the ancestor of ancient travel bloggers.

And what about other people who travel around?

It can only be said that they are either wanted by the government or on the road to being wanted.

The so-called heroes who travel around the world are mostly forced to flee after committing crimes in their hometowns.

As for the expenses along the way, most of them are raised by extorting local gentry along the way, so some people say that they are robbing the rich, or occasionally they draw their swords to help the injustice, so they are said to be helping the poor.

People like this who got the badge in the West Office belong to this kind of people.

After being caught by the Jinyiwei, he resolutely admitted his defeat, and finally had the honor to join them, and transformed himself into an official figure.

Although people like him are facing the gatekeeper of the Yan family, the situation is different now. If they were still in the capital, they would naturally be humble, but now they don't take it seriously.

Of course, if it was Yan Shifan, or even if there were children of the Yan family present, his attitude would be different.

In any case, the third son of the Yan family is still his immediate superior, and it is impossible not to sell this face.

The angry curse outside the door also stunned the gatekeeper inside the door, after all, this is the first time in the world.

Where is this?

This is the mansion of the former Prime Minister Yan Song, even if a senior official from Jiangxi comes, he has to be polite.

Let alone Li Guojianchen, the governor of Yuanzhou Prefecture, came to the door a few days ago, and was humiliated by the servants in the mansion, and finally could only flee in embarrassment with his injured hand.

Li, the official in charge of the prison in Yuanzhou Prefecture, dared to come to the door to arrest some evil slave. Two bricks would be the least of his punishment.

The scolding outside the door made the gatekeeper very angry. He could not help but want to open the door, go out and catch the man and beat him up, to teach him a lesson.

"Grab your weapons, go outside..."

"Uncle San, calm down. Didn't the one outside say that he was sent by the Third Young Master? I'm afraid he is from the Jinyiwei."

Just as the gatekeeper was shouting angrily to beat someone, a servant inside reminded him softly.

Hearing the three words Jinyiwei, the anger of the man called Uncle San subsided a lot.

He did not come back from the capital, but had been guarding the old house of the Yan family in Fenyi.

If he had not been so arrogant in the past, it was because the eldest master and the old master came back that his temper gradually grew.

People in the folk trembled when they heard the three words "Jinyiwei", so they reacted when they were reminded at this time.

Even if the person outside the door is not a Jinyiwei, but just because the third young master called him, it is best not to provoke him.

Seeing a few boys following behind him, he became more courageous. He couldn't bear to hear the continued yelling and swearing outside, so he said, "Open the door first, but you can't let him in."

Naturally, the Yan family's mansion didn't know about the farce outside the gate.

In fact, even if a fight breaks out at the gate and the shouts of killing are loud, it may not disturb the enjoyment of the owner here.

When the Yan family was in the capital, they had a house with three or four squares, a weir and a pond of dozens of acres, and rare birds and trees among them. Guests would enjoy themselves every day. When they returned to their hometown, the scale of this house far exceeded that of the palace in the capital.

Although it was very late, that is, Yan Song couldn't stay up late and went to bed early, Yan Shifan was in good spirits now and was eating and drinking with Luo Longwen.

If there are no big lights at night, then light more incense candles. It is best to make the main room bright and bright, otherwise you will miss the enjoyment.

In such an atmosphere, all the women in the room looked pretty.

While we were having fun, a young man came in and reported: "Master, there is a messenger from the capital outside, saying that he is sent by the third young master."

"Capital?"

Yan Shifan said disdainfully, then nodded, "Let him come in."

Then he waved his hand and said, "You guys go on your way and don't delay the business."

"Brother Donglou, I'm afraid the capital city knows about it."

Luo Longwen said in a low voice, with a look of worry still on his face.

"So what, I'm afraid they don't know."

However, in Yan Shifan's eyes, there was a joking look, "Whenever you look at me, you miss it. Even that time, if my father hadn't forced me, you and I would be here."

Luo Longwen looked at Yan Shifan and thought that nowadays Yan Shifan's intelligence is really unmatched. Among the remaining so-called three talents, the profound Lu Bing has long since died, and although the eloquent Yang Bo is in the capital, he is still in the capital. In charge is the Ministry of War.

Although he and Yan Shifan were sent to the army, Yang Bo could barely manage it, but according to Yan Shifan's calculations, most of the time they were taken to the capital to be handed over to the Ministry of Punishments, Huang Guangsheng's IQ was not worthy of carrying shoes for Mr. Xiaoge. .

With the calculation in his mind, Luo Longwen's previous panic was reduced a lot.

After waiting for a while, the messenger from Beijing was finally brought into the main room by the servant.

When we got here, the Xisifang sign no longer worked, so he gave in decisively and knelt down half-kneeling: "The number 22 Xisifang sign has been seen by Mr. Xiao Ge."

"Well, get up."

Yan Shifan put down the drumstick in his hand, wiped his hands on a piece of silk handkerchief next to him, and then continued: "What news did the third brother ask you to bring back?"

"I have a letter, please take a look at it."

While the man was speaking, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Chang Sui, who came over. It soon found its way into Yan Shifan's hands.

Yan Shifan opened the seal and took out the letter paper, lowered his head and read it.

Not long after, he had a clear idea of ​​the situation in the capital.

"Take him down to rest."

He waved his hand and asked the chief to take him away.

Jin Yiwei can walk sideways outside, but it depends on who he is facing.

"What did the Third Young Master say?"

After the others left, Luo Longwen asked.

"What else can I say? Lin Run, the imperial censor over in Nanjing, accused me of running away and being sent to the army. He also recruited gangsters, slandered the court, and secretly amassed soldiers, haha.

If these crimes are really proven, what do you think I should do, haha."

Yan Shifan didn't care and said to Luo Longwen casually.

"Hehe. Lin Run is quite smart. He says whatever he sees. Brother Donglou, he didn't lie."

When Luo Longwen heard the content of Lin Run's impeachment, he was immediately reassured. After all, they were the ones who made it for people to see. What he was afraid of was that no one would dare to make an issue of it.

"I don't know what your Majesty said."

All said and done, the final implementation of their plan still depends on the attitude of Emperor Jiajing.

"The letter didn't say anything. Shao Ting must have been frightened, hum."

Yan Shifan said cheerfully.

"Then do you want it?"

As soon as Luo Longwen opened his mouth, Yan Shifan interrupted him with a wave of his hand. He understood what Luo Longwen meant, but he did not intend to reveal the information.

Some things are more troublesome the more people know about them.

Yan Shifan dared to trick himself into the Ministry of Punishment Prison, so he was naturally confident that his confession would be able to reach Emperor Jiajing. However, he didn't know what the old man's expression would be like when he saw his confession. It would definitely be exciting.

"Let's wait and see if Jiangxi Anchasi takes action or something else. Guo Jianchen's blow was a bit light."

Yan Shifan smiled.

"If the beating is severe, how can he file a complaint?"

Luo Longwen laughed loudly.

"That's right, these officials are still on the second-ranked Jinshi list. That's bullshit. They talk about me. They haven't done this. It's just that labor and management don't bother to cover it up. Even if they do it openly, so what?

They may be upright and upright on the surface, but secretly they may be even more sinister and dirty than me.

So what if I didn't take the imperial examination? You still have to work well under me.

If my father were still the chief minister of the cabinet, look at Guo Jianchen, Lin Run and others who dare to say half of the truth. You really think that the tiger will be bullied by the dog. "

Yan Shifan also spoke with a hint of resentment at this time, which was actually the dissatisfaction that had been suppressed for a long time.

Yan Shifan was born with a disability in one eye and was unable to see. Reading was a bit laborious, but his knowledge was not inferior to those of the so-called Juren and Jinshi.

Their father served the emperor well and was rewarded by Yin Yijiansheng, so they became embarrassed.

After Yan Shifan entered the government, they even used his family background to make a fuss, so what?

I can please the emperor, let the emperor show favor to the people in my family, and give me an official title, what can they do?

Yan Shifan enjoys the feeling of ordering these so-called scholars who studied hard, it's wonderful.

Only the things he did were just to put what they did in private in public.

They don't have this ability, but Yan Shifan does.

"Then tonight's banquet will end here, we still have to pack our bags to go to the capital."

Luo Longwen didn't know what Yan Shifan was thinking at this time, but he was thinking about what would happen later.

"Just clean it up, there's nothing in the capital."

Yan Shifan glanced at Luo Longwen and said with some amusement, "What's the matter, do you still have 'Luo Mo' hidden in your room? Leave it all behind, and don't think of taking it out once you enter my Yan family's gate."

"Ha, young master, Master Yan, I don't have much left, please be so kind as to let me go this time."

Luo Longwen pretended to be scared and shook his body deliberately.

"Haha."

Yan Shifan didn't care about the order from the capital to arrest him, and he continued to drink and visit prostitutes with Luo Longwen for the next two days.

At this time, two official ships had quickly docked at the Jiujiang wharf, and then a large group of yamen runners and Jinyiwei disembarked.

The people who disembarked were naturally the people led by the imperial censor Lin Run. The arrest of Yan Shifan was an imperial decree, so Jinyiwei was naturally indispensable.

Without alerting the local government, they immediately left the Jiujiang wharf after counting the people and headed south to Fenyi Jieqiao Village, Yuanzhou Prefecture.

When the officials of Jiujiang Prefecture learned that there was an official coming and rushed to greet him, there was only an empty dock and two official ships docked on the shore.

Lin Run naturally knew that speed was of the essence in war. When he received the order to arrest someone, he also received a letter from Beijing City and knew the seriousness of the matter.

What they are most afraid of now is that Yan Shifan will flee again for fear of crime. If Yan Shifan runs directly to Leizhou Prefecture, all the arrangements will fail, and he will be convicted of malicious accusations.

He must be caught in Jiangxi, otherwise it will be hard to say.

Has the Yan family fallen?

Lin Run certainly knows that Yan Song has retired, but his relationship is still there.

Look at what the young cabinet minister looked like when he was exiled?

He traveled along the way and was received by local officials at a high level every time he arrived at a place. This is not the appearance of exile.

Even when he passed Nanjing, many officials in the city went out of the city to greet him. Otherwise, how could no local officials dare to report him after he returned to his hometown for more than a year? That was really confident.

After the troops entered Yuanzhou Prefecture, Lin Run sent a fast horse to contact the prefect of Yuanzhou Prefecture and the secretary Guo Jianchen, and blocked all the exits of Yuanzhou Prefecture to prevent Yan Shifan from escaping.

"Have they arrived?"

At this time, Yan Shifan was listening to the servant's report. He already knew that Lin Run's troops were about to arrive.

"Load the things, let's go."

Although he said in front of Luo Longwen that the capital had everything, when he really needed it, he would still be comfortable with the things around him.

He invited Luo Longwen to get on the carriage, "Let's go south first and wait for them to come."

"Okay, haha."

Luo Longwen smiled.