Behind the second gate of the yamen of the criminal department, there were officials who peeked out from behind the door, and some people crawled on the roof with the help of ladders, but they secretly observed everything that was happening in the main courtyard.

"It's you who are insatiable, and you still rob the people's property even though your family has hundreds of millions of dollars! If the official doesn't argue with you today, the court will have a public opinion! Lin Run glanced at Yan Shifan angrily, and then brushed his sleeves and left.

Yan Shifan looked at the background of Lin Run's departure, but his face showed a thoughtful look.

He knew that it was impossible for a small Nanjing imperial history to dare to touch his Yan family, even if this Lin Run was not a lackey of the Xu Mansion, he was afraid that he was inextricably linked with Xu Jie.

However, he still didn't understand, Xu Jie was the chief examiner of Jiajing for 32 years, and Lin Run was a jinshi for 35 years of Jiajing.

"Yan ...... Donglou Gong, please move to the prison of the Criminal Department! The young head of the Criminal Department watched Lin Run leave, facing Yan Shifan, who was slightly distracted, and stepped forward to look cautious.

Yan Shifan glanced at the young head of the Criminal Department, and strode towards the prison of the Criminal Department, where the cell head was already waiting with a smile on his face.

The cell head is a relatively fixed profession, and when Yan Shifan was imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department three years ago, it was this cell head who was in charge of the care, and at this time he said respectfully: "Little Pavilion Elder, Wan Shilang specially explained that the little one has already cleaned up your cell!" ”

Yan Shifan was quite satisfied with the cell, and after looking at the environment of the cell, he waved his hand at the respectful cell boss and said, "Go, call Huang Guangsheng here!" ”

When he served as the left waiter of the Ministry of Works, Huang Guangsheng served as the right waiter of the Ministry of Works for a period of time, and he was used to shouting at this little old man with mediocre talents.

"This ......" The smile on the cell leader's face froze for a moment, how could any prisoner who had just come in see Lord Shang Shu by name, but for a while he didn't know whether he should run this leg or not, and he was worried that he would anger Lord Shang Shu and lose his job.

Yan Shifan's face sank, and he immediately spit out a word in a cold voice: "Go!" ”

The cell head was shocked by Yan Shifan's momentum, and hurriedly nodded yes, and hurriedly went to report this matter to Huang Guangsheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department.

Although it has been three years, this little pavilion elder still seems to have not changed at all.

The yamen of the criminal department, in the fire room.

Huang Guangsheng, who was wearing a second-grade crimson official robe, sat in the center, and on either side sat Qian Bangyan, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, and Wan Yukai, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, but the atmosphere here seemed depressing.

Yan Shifan is undoubtedly a hot potato, on the one hand, he is the high-ranking and powerful ruler of the dynasty, and on the other hand, he is the old chief assistant who has been in charge of the government for 20 years.

Although Xu Jie is now in power, Yan Song has now lost power, but officialdom still has to pay attention to one sentiment.

No matter how bad Yan Song's reputation is, he went into the wilderness because of the name of "doting on the wicked", but when he left, he was the first assistant, but he still had to give the former first assistant a lot of respect.

In particular, many officials present were able to climb to this position, but they could not avoid receiving a little favor from Yan Song back then, and it was not good to ignore Yan Shifan's affairs.

It's just that Yan Shifan was escorted back to the capital, and I am afraid that the matter is inseparable from Xu Jie, which reveals the will of the big man.

Faced with this big problem, Huang Guangsheng made a decision and said: "This matter is not something we can interfere in, and the three of us don't want to see Yan Shifan!" ”

"Lord Zhengtang, if we don't see the East Mansion Gong, is this move a shame to the old Shoufu?" Wan Yukai, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, heard Huang Guangsheng's decision, and immediately raised an objection.

Before Huang Guangsheng could reply, Qian Bangyan, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, said in an old voice: "Yan Shifan is not only a deserter, but also suspected of the felony of rebellion, how can the three of us deal with Yan Shifan again?" ”

"Lord Qian, this is inappropriate, it is true that Yan Shifan is a deserter, but if he is said to be rebellious, I Jiangxi people can't produce such a chaotic minister and thief!" Wan Yukai's face was straight, and he immediately retorted.

Qian Bangyan can be said to be an old man, but he said in a bad way: "Lord Zhengtang is from Fujian, and Lin Run is also from Fujian, so do you want to say that Fujian people slander Yan Shifan?" ”

"I don't mean that, but I don't believe that Yan Shifan will rebel, and it is impossible for Lao Shoufu to turn a blind eye to such a big rebellion!" Wan Yukai looked firm and reiterated his opinion.

"Now whether Yan Shifan is rebelling or not, no one can say anything about this matter! Our criminal department does its own work, how Yan Shifan should deal with it, naturally has an edict to decide! Huang Guangsheng stopped it, and at the same time arched in the direction of Xiyuan.

Qian Bangyan is nearly seventy years old, but he insinuated: "We are taking the Ming Dynasty's money, and we are the officials of the Ming Dynasty, and we must not ignore justice because of personal feelings!" ”

Wan Yukai knew that Qian Bangyan was born in Suzhou Mansion in Nanzhili and had already become a member of the Xu Party, while Huang Guangsheng followed Yang Bo and Xu Jie very closely. Although he knew that Yan Shifan's situation was not good, he also felt powerless for a while, knowing that Yan Shifan was afraid that he would be more auspicious this time.

"Dong Shilang has arrived!"

At this moment, a messenger hurriedly ran in and reported.

Huang Guangsheng and the three of them heard that it was Dong Fen who actually came to the yamen of the Criminal Department, not to mention Qian Bangyan, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, and Wan Yukai, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, even Huang Guangsheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, also stood up from his seat and hurriedly went out together.

Don't look at Huang Guangsheng's official position one level higher than Dong Fen's, but Dong Fen is an authentic minister, as early as the 38th year of Jiajing, he has already added the title of secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and now he is the quasi-cabinet elder who rotates in Xiyuan.

If it is about identity and status, Dong Fen is actually above Huang Guangsheng, not to mention that the authority of the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials is actually far beyond that of the Shangshu of the Criminal Department.

"What about people?"

Huang Guangsheng and the other three came to the main courtyard, but there was no trace of Dong Fen, and they couldn't help but ask suspiciously.

A servant pointed to the prison of the Criminal Department on the right and reported cautiously: "Dong Shilang has just arrived at the prison of the Criminal Department!" ”

When the three of them heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.

But no one thought that Yan Shifan had just been escorted to the capital, and Dong Fenhui, the left attendant of the old official department of the Quasi-Pavilion, rushed over as soon as possible, and did not shy away from visiting Yan Shifan.

"I'm afraid there's a good show to watch this time!"

Wan Yukai raised his eyes and looked at the gate of the prison of the Criminal Department, and a bold guess suddenly surged in his heart.

Dong Fen didn't know if it was for the kindness of the past, or if he wanted to take advantage of the remaining strength of the Yan Party, but he stood firmly behind Yan Shifan and chose to stand on the opposite side of Xu Jie.

It was when the gate of Shuntian Gongyuan was closed, and with Yan Shifan being escorted to the capital, a big storm was quietly taking shape.