"If no one knows, he must not do it. There is nothing seamless in this world," Shen Mo shook his head and said: "Our generation is still growing, and someone will jump out one day to accuse us." He couldn't forget the account book, and he was so secretive with Xu Wei, but he still didn't escape the eyes of others.

Saying that, Shen Mo sighed and said, "It's just that Li Mo's reputation is much stronger than Yan Song's. "At work, Li Mo is a very hard-working person, he is conscientious, he works from morning to night every day, he is very able to work, and he can do what others can't do in a few years. In life, it is also a model of integrity that leads by example. During the period when he presided over the foreign inspection, the people who gave him gifts and interceded lined up from the door to the street, and after waiting for a few days, he did not see any of them, and all the gifts were returned, and those who could not be returned were thrown away.

has such two advantages, plus the opposite is Yan Song, this extremely disgraceful minister - this makes Li Mo's name before and after his death not much worse, at least the two high hats of 'loyal minister and clean official', he is the old man.

This is exactly what Shen Mo is afraid of, because in the eyes of those elm-headed civil officials, those who oppose the Qing officials must be corrupt officials, and those who can't get along with loyal ministers must also be annihilated ministers. If you do it yourself, you will almost definitely be named a corrupt official and a minister, but it is only a matter of time.

And in the court of the Ming Dynasty, if the banner of 'justice' is lost, although it is possible to be a very popular minister like Yan Ge Lao and enjoy all the glory, but if you want to convince people and respond to all the calls, it is absolutely impossible.

In the silent belief, being an official is just a ladder to help him realize his ambitions, and if this ladder can't carry him to touch his ideals, even if he can be entrusted to ten thousand people, he is still just a waste.

Seeing Xu Wei's disappointed expression, Shen Mo comforted softly: "The art of war, those who are good at fighting have no outstanding achievements, and this is especially true in the officialdom, with the smallest action, to achieve the expected results, this is the way to be invincible." ”

Xu Wei frowned and said, "What you just said is that if Yan Song can't deal with the situation. So what if he had? ”

Shen Mo said in a low voice: "If there is, Li Mo will definitely die without a place to be buried-it is Yan Song's habit to kill the enemy completely." As far as I know, Yan Shifan used money and power, from the yamen of the Ministry of Officials to Li Mo's private residence, he installed a lot of 'eyeliner', and watched his daily life and actions day and night, hoping to find Li Mo's life......" said and sighed deeply: "And in terms of conspiracy and calculation, Yan Shifan is one of us, and there is no reason why he can't see the loopholes we can see!" ”

"Are you looking down on that one-eyed dragon?" Xu Wei said disapprovingly: "If he also discovered Li Mo's life, why didn't he launch it for a long time, and watched his disciples and grandchildren unlucky?" ”

"Forbearance, politicians are like wolves." Silent and said lightly: "Just like the most seasoned steppe wolf, lurking quietly, waiting for the opportunity, one blow will kill!" ”

"Yan Shifan is really that powerful?"

"Yan Shifan can't do it, that person is too anxious and conceited, but Yan Song can!" Shen Mo sighed again and said: "They are sons and fathers, and they are invincible!" ”

Pacified Xu Wei, silently continued to wait quietly, seeing that Yan Ge was defeated and Li Shiyan pursued after the victory, the minds of the people in the DPRK and China changed, and the officials expressed their allegiance to Li Dazai openly or implicitly. For a time, the wildfire and spring breeze were blazing, and there was really a tendency for the Li family to be strict.

In a good situation, Li Mo judged that his side had already completed the encirclement of Yan Song, and only waited for Ding Si to inspect the capital next year, and then remove the backbone of the Yan Party...... I'm afraid I don't have to wait until next year, those rabble henchmen under Yan Song's banner will already be scattered as birds and beasts. Even if you don't have to do it yourself, the old thieves who betrayed their relatives will resign and go home in frustration and completely withdraw from the stage of history.

His wishful thinking was loud, and the Yan Mansion, which had been silent for half a year, finally showed signs of activity.

West Chang'an Street, in the extremely luxurious study of Yan Mansion...... Zhao Wenhua, Yan Maoqing, and Wu Peng and several other backbones gathered together, crying around Yan Shifan like a mourner, how serious the losses have been in the past six months, and how many of his subordinates have been attacked by Li Mo. Yan Shifan was still patient with the surname to appease him at first, but his temper was not good, and after a while, he roared like a firecracker: "Is it over?" Reach into your crotch and touch your eggs, are they still there? Why do you talk like a endlessly? ”

As soon as he was angry, his cheeks were tight, but a cold light flashed in his good eyes, like a hungry wolf that eats people. Everyone was all wilted, they all shrunk their necks, and looked at the old ...... of Xiaoge in fear, "Yan Shifan, what are you arguing about?" An old voice sounded, and Yan Ge Lao, who was dressed in a brocade robe, entered the study tremblingly with the support of two pretty maids.

Yan Shifan glared at everyone fiercely, swallowed his anger into his stomach, put on a smiling face, and went over to support his father and said, "You are getting old." "At this time, it is the time for Yan Ge to take a nap.

"Who can sleep after you have sacrificed your lives for the noise?" Yan Ge leaned on the soft chair and said lightly.

Everyone hurriedly apologized to their godfather, but Yan Shifan spoke for them at this time: "Dad, you can't just blame us, you let the children endure it from years ago, don't conflict with Old Man Li, the children are all obedient, and no one has troubled Li Mo for more than half a year." ”

Seeing Yan Song nodding slightly, Yan Shifan continued: "But what about the result? Li Mo became more and more unscrupulous, and he had the potential to kill them all...... If next year's Jingcha is presided over by him, my father's hard work will naturally be fine, but the sons will have to be distributed, and the army will be recharged, who will serve you and my mother at that time? ”

His 'god brothers' echoed one after another, as well as the developed tear ducts, a few drops of emotional tears, which achieved the effect of tears.

Yan Song didn't even open his eyes, but said in a cantonese voice: "I don't let you move, it's to protect you, don't you even understand this truth?" ”

"Dad is still afraid of Li Mo......" Yan Shifan muttered quietly.

"I'm afraid of him?" A sneer appeared at the corner of Yan Song's mouth and said, "How is he better than Xia Yan?" ”

"Then why do you want to make ......" Yan Shifan swallowed and foamed: "Do you want children to be turtles with shrunken heads?" ”

"Because I'm really scared......" Yan Song slowly opened his eyes, looked at the palatial ceiling and said, "But it's not Li Mo who is afraid, but ...... Emperor. Said leisurely: "The current Ming Dynasty, except for the emperor, who can put me to death?" No. ”

"Emperor?" Yan Shifan was puzzled: "You said that Your Majesty deliberately allowed Li Mo to rectify us?" ”

"That's right," Yan Song finally nodded, "All of this is what Your Majesty wants to see." ”

"Why would he do that?" Yan Shifan was so angry that his cheeks trembled, and he said disrespectfully to the Supreme of the Ming Dynasty: "For more than ten years, our father and son have sheltered him from the wind and rain to find joy, and he has been a cow and a black pot on horseback!" He hid in the palace and cultivated the elixir, and the Ming Dynasty was all on the shoulders of our father and son! Is this to unload the mill and kill the donkey!! "In the end, it's like jumping to scold my mother.

But the people in the room were obviously accustomed to his outburst, and there was no strange expression.

When he finished his seizure, Yan Song was also angry, but not to Jiajing, but to Yan Shifan, and said angrily: "If you say something like this in the future, you are not allowed to say it again!" You remember to me that it was Your Majesty who gave us everything, without Your Majesty, your father and I promised to sit and eat in Nanjing Hanlin Courtyard and wait for death until eight years ago, and then you will obediently go back to my hometown with me to farm! How can there be such a bell ringing and eating like this, arrogant and luxurious? ”

"This fame is earned by you, and it is what your son deserves for all these years of hard work." Yan Shifan said aggrievedly: "Since 20 years ago, Your Majesty has left no regard for national affairs, and the livelihood of the two capitals and 13 provinces in the country, and the livelihood of trillions of people has to be presided over by my father and supported by my son. Since a few years ago, the old Yan Song has lost his energy and can no longer cope with the heavy government affairs, so he asked Yan Shifan to go to the cabinet with him in the name of serving his father and take him to deal with big and small affairs, so Yan Shifan will have this statement.

"Do you feel wronged?" Yan Song sighed again: "Yan Shifan feels wronged, and you also feel wronged." I only have so much money to keep buying houses and buying land to support women, don't you feel wronged? Wenhua, what did you do in Zhejiang? Not to mention scraping the ground, two million taels of military spending, you can embezzle half of it! And that's not even the stupidest! ”

Yan Song glared at Zhao Wenhua angrily, and was so frightened that Zhao Butang, who was wrapped in jade belts, knelt on his knees, and listened to his godfather reprimand: "It's stupid that you actually loaded those things into two hundred carts and swaggered them into Yanjing City, are you giving me a gift?" You are digging a grave for our Yan family, you know! The old man was so angry that he coughed again and again, and his face turned gray and gray.

Yan Shifan hurriedly stroked his back and fed water, and comforted: "Wenhua is also a filial piety, besides, I have blamed him, let's not talk about this." ”

Yan Song's anger surged up, and he pushed away the jade bowl that Yan Shifan handed to his mouth. With a bang, he fell to pieces on the ground, and scolded breathlessly: "Don't pretend to be a good person, if it weren't for your insatiable greed and urgency to ask for bribes, Wenhua wouldn't have to be so anxious!" ”

Yan Shifan was so bored with the big one, and said, "Look, let's talk about Li Mo, let's have nothing to do with scolding?" ”

"The cause of the former is the fruit of the present." Yan Song leaned back in his chair and gasped heavily: "When Li Mo was in trouble, I tried my best, although I barely managed to keep Wenhua, but Your Majesty knew everything...... The southeast is a big trouble for Your Majesty, you have made it so unpleasant, how can Your Majesty not be angry? How can you not get bored with me? Saying that, he said with a look of fear: "If it weren't for Hu Zongxian's fighting and not letting the Japanese cause another disaster, we would be finished, do you know, Yan Shifan?" ”

Yan Shifan is extremely smart, but he was blinded by the arrogance of 'Lao Tzu is the first in the world', and now as soon as Dad said it, he suddenly woke up and said: "You mean that Your Majesty hates us for making too much trouble, so he borrowed Li Mo's hand to rectify us?" ”

"You're not incorrigible." Yan Song's breath gradually leveled out, and his voice softened and said: "The Ming Dynasty is the emperor, and he can determine anyone's life and death with one word, including your father and me." What should I do if I am hated by the emperor? Do you continue to make a fuss? ”

"No," Yan Shifan lost his temper now, and covered his mouth and spitted: "That will lead to a miserable death...... This year's two inspections, we are not within the scope, so Li Mo can't catch it, if we are still reckless, he must not mind cleaning us up...... No, it's going to bite us. ”

"So what to do?" Yan Song raised his head slightly and asked.

"Pretend to be a grandson...... Yan Shifan squeezed out three words from the corner of his mouth, and whispered: "You have to pretend to be pitiful, pretend to be innocent, and accept it, so that Your Majesty will have pity." ”

"It's not enough to show weakness, you have to show loneliness." Yan Song shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is most taboo for courtiers to form gangs and factions for personal gain. Didn't he Li Mo say that I, Yan Song, have a party? He has attacked me for so long, can it be seen that someone has said a word for me? Seeing that I have also struck, what are you doing with him? Saying that, he sneered and said: "If you say that the strict party is self-defeating!" As long as His Majesty feels that I am not as powerful as the legend, he will naturally no longer be afraid of me. ”

Yan Shifan suddenly became clear-eyed, and said with his fists: "Then we think about making the emperor jealous of Li Mo, and the situation between the two sides will be reversed immediately." ”

"Not bad." Yan Song nodded, glanced at his sons mockingly, and said, "Do you still blame me now?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, don't dare anymore." The sons wagged their tails and begged for mercy, pretending to slap themselves and said, "We are all ignorant, dad, don't be angry." ”

"Okay, don't pretend." Yan Song raised his hand slightly, asked them not to perform any more, and said to Yan Shifan: "You have a sentence, what you said is right." ”

"Which one?" Yan Shifan asked.

"If next year's Jingcha is still presided over by Li Mo, we will be completely finished." Yan Song's cloudy eyes suddenly burst into a cold light and said, "So, I can't let him live through this year!" ”

"What do you mean?" Yan Shifan's excited cheeks trembled: "Now it's our turn to make a move?" ”

"It's not time yet." Yan Song shook his head slightly and said, "I have to brew it first." ”

"Don't worry." Yan Shifan patted his chest and reassured, and asked Wei Qianji, the right attendant of the military department on the side, "Those few Li Mo's protégés, are they under control?" ”

"I've already held their family in the palm of my hand." Wei Shilang is in charge of coercion and temptation in the Yan Party, and he bared his white teeth and said: "Godfather, don't worry, and those guys have copied that rebellious article and signed it, there is no other way to go except obediently." ”

"Lao Wei is still very old-fashioned." Yan Shifan praised.

Yan Maoqing on the side said excitedly at this time: "Godfather, are we going to let those boys go up and impeach Li Mo?" The student scolded the teacher, but it is a strange story through the ages, and His Majesty will definitely pay attention to it. ”

"Stupid!" Yan Shifan sneered and said: "The emperor is much smarter than you, you all know that it is a strange story through the ages, can the emperor not know?" As he spoke, he patted his head and said, "This kind of unbelievable thing, who believes it except for you, a pig-head?" Please, come back with an idea to raise the level of style. ”

The corners of Yan Maoqing's mouth trembled, and he said: "Oh, it's all ...... when I fart."

Yan Song glanced at Yan Shifan and said, "Then what do you say?" ”

"Tell the child." Yan Shifan lowered his voice and said: "It is certain that they should be sparse, but Li Mo cannot be impeached." ”

"And who is impeached?" Yan Song asked softly.

"Impeach you old." As soon as Yan Shifan said this, the house immediately exploded, and the brothers complained about Xiao Yan one after another, how could people attack Lao Yan?

"Let him finish his sentence." It was Yan Song who interrupted everyone's words, he knew that although his son had many shortcomings, he never had an idea.

"Li Mo's protégé impeached you for being old, and this account must be counted on Li Mo's head." Yan Shifan said: "He is speechless. ”

"So what? There are too many pieces of impeachment against me. Yan Song said disapprovingly: "Your Majesty will not blame him for this." ”

"The key is the content of the impeachment." Yan Shifan smiled and said, "What if they use Zhang Jing's matter to make trouble? ”

Yan Song pondered for a long time, his complexion changed several times, and he stretched out his thumb and shook it in front of his son, meaning, high! It's really high!

I have to admit that Yan Shifan is a villain genius - Zhang Jing is the case decided by the emperor himself, and whoever talks about this matter is unhappy with the emperor. But this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that Zhang Jing and Li Mo are friends from the same country! This further confirmed Li Mo's crime of taking the opportunity to take revenge, although it would not kill him, but it was enough for him to drink a pot.

"In the past six months, we have deliberately tolerated it, although it was helpless, but it also fueled Li Mo's arrogance." Yan Shifan sneered and said: "Flying and domineering, commanding, sometimes even Emperor Yanjing dares to top, now with this matter, Your Majesty will definitely be tired of him, and think of Daddy's goodness." As he spoke, he slapped the table and said, "When the time comes, Daddy will wait for the opportunity to take out the deadly things and completely send him into the eighteenth layer of hell!" ”

Yan Song nodded slightly and closed his eyes.

(To be continued)