Speaking of which, because Emperor Jiajing has a strong control over the eunuchs, and he absorbed the eunuch chaos during the period of the Emperor Zhengde of his predecessors, so since he ascended the throne, the control of eunuchs is very strict, especially the eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

This is one of the few political achievements praised by the literati in the Jiajing Dynasty, and it is also one of the few political achievements that Zhang Xuan is disliked by the literati to recognize, when Zhang Xuan became the first assistant, he was very majestic, and the 100,000 eunuchs in the entire inner court, regardless of the size, saw Zhang Xuan and shouted "Zhang Ye" on his knees, greatly increasing the prestige of the ministers, and giving the ministers who were bullied enough during the Liu Jin period to breathe a bad breath, so Zhang Zhang's entry into the cabinet with the intention of the top three jinshi was unreasonable, but he still got the support of some ministers, And I was able to make a career.

In terms of dealing with the eunuchs, the literati ministers have always been on the same position, after all, the eunuchs are the yin and yang people who lack important components below, so the big men are born with disdain for these yin and yang people, and the eunuchs are also very unhappy with the arrogance of the proud sons of the sky, and the two sides are so intentional or unintentional to play the game, Xia Yan is a typical traditional official, and it is needless to say to the eunuchs, the previous dynasty had already suffered for this, and the emperor of the current dynasty suppressed the eunuchs, and he did not put the eunuchs in his eyes.

However, Yan Song didn't think so, earlier, he had also firmly believed in standing on the position of a literati and disdained eunuchs, but since that incident, Yan Song finally understood how powerful the eunuch's energy was, and in order to deal with Xia Yan, the power of eunuchs was indispensable, not to mention Huang Jin, the great eunuch who was close to the emperor.

In Huang Jin's opinion, he naturally felt that Yan Song looked more pleasing to the eye than Xia Yan, he was a sensible person, he had been with Emperor Jiajing for so long, and he also knew Emperor Jiajing's joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and he knew everything about Emperor Jiajing's most hated eunuchs arranging foreign ministers, so he never expressed his views on state affairs and ministers in front of the emperor, unless the emperor explicitly told you to say that you are not guilty, Huang Jin carefully pondered to express his opinion.

Therefore, Emperor Jiajing has a special care for Huang Jin, even if Huang Jin is not the highest status among the eunuchs, but he is the most trusted, compared to other eunuchs who are scolded by the emperor at every turn, Huang Jin is rarely scolded.

Yan Song was keenly aware of Huang Jin's special significance to Emperor Jiajing, so he consciously befriended Huang Jin, he knew that Huang Jin did not dare to take money from foreign ministers, so he simply gave Huang Jin respect in terms of dignity, and now compared with Xia Yan's indifference, Huang Jin naturally had a good impression of Yan Song; On the other hand, Yan Song also knew the status of Lu Bing, the current commander of the Jinyi Guard, in the emperor's heart, and according to Yan Shifan, if Xia Yan was to be completely defeated, the assistance of these two was indispensable.

Yan Song had already made a plan to get rid of Xia Yan and kill him completely, so that he would not have a chance to turn over, lest he be able to come back like last time, and almost wanted his own life and future, but today is obviously not such a day, because an earth-shattering news has already stirred up a thousand waves in the officialdom of the capital, and he and Xia Yan, as the first assistant and second assistant of the cabinet, have to come to the emperor to report this matter so late, just for this special news.

They know that the emperor is innocent on the surface and doesn't care much about state affairs, but in fact, the emperor has long been worried about the current situation of the country's southern and northern captives, especially the southern Japanese, tossing and turning on the money bag of the Ming Dynasty, so that the national tax has been reduced again and again, and it is almost impossible to provide the Jiajing Emperor with the cost of cultivating and becoming an immortal.

And Xia Yan and Yan Song also reached a rare agreement, tonight, to give the emperor a big surprise, by the way, to promote the two "anti-Japanese ministers", at least let the emperor feel at ease, don't toss anymore, toss again, sooner or later from the inner court to the outer court, everyone will suffer, after all, it is the foreign ministers who fight, and when the emperor is angry, he will kill him, and he doesn't know who is unlucky, this kind of welfare, Xia Yan is still willing to fight for it.

The two stepped over the high threshold, into the main hall, the main hall is lit with candles, sandalwood is swirling, the statue of Sanqing Daojun is hung in the south, there is an altar below, there is a bronze incense burner more than one person high on the opposite side of the altar, at this time the top of the furnace is hollowed out, and the pale white sandalwood continues to pour outward, and the temperature of the inner hall makes Xia Yan and Yan Song feel warm.

In the middle of the main hall, there is a white jade round couch with a height of one foot and seven feet wide, the couch is covered with a thin brocade quilt, and a big Tai Chi is embroidered on the quilt surface, on the ground of the outer circle of the Tai Chi round couch, it is also inlaid with gossip purple gold bricks in accordance with the order of dry and dry separation, Xunkan Genkun, this is the Tai Chi Bagua bed that Emperor Jiajing often uses to practice meditation, and now, the Supreme of the Ming Dynasty is sitting on it, his eyes are closed, as if he is very calm, but when Xia Yan looks up and sees the noble Daojun Emperor sitting on the top of the slightly frowning brows, was suddenly shocked, and when Yan Song saw it, he was already panicking.

"It's so late, the two elders still came to me, so that I can't talk to the five emperors, but I don't know if the Great Wall was broken by the Tartars, and the capital was in danger, or Nanjing was attacked by the Japanese invaders, and the land of Longxing in the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by the Japanese invaders?" Emperor Jiajing's yin and yang strange voice sounded slowly, it seemed that there was no anger, quite neutral and peaceful, however, Xia Yan and Yan Song, who were familiar with the emperor's temper, realized that the emperor seemed to have misunderstood the meaning of the two of them coming here this time, but it is no wonder that if they came at this time in the past, it would be a bad thing.

The two knelt down with a tacit understanding, bowed to the ground, and said: "The minister is guilty!" Your Majesty forgives your sins! ”

Emperor Jiajing sighed secretly in his heart, opened his eyes, and looked at the two highest-ranking courtiers of the Ming Empire kneeling on the ground, and he was even more sure in his heart that something must have suffered again, and the matter was not small, otherwise, at least Xia Yan would not have come over so late, and he also knew the temper of this old minister very well.

"Alas, get up, get up, don't kneel, a lot of age, don't kneel down, although the ancestors can't keep the country, at least, keep yourself!"

The strange voice of yin and yang, how to listen to it, how to feel the heart, Xia Yan and Yan Song were frightened in their hearts, and felt that the emperor's mood was really bad today, if it wasn't for the news they brought was good news, it was estimated that Yan Song, who was deeply afraid of the emperor, was about to collapse, and the upright Xia Yan also had to prepare his suicide note and achieve his own fame.

Just when the two of them were flustered, Emperor Jiajing's voice sounded again: "Huang Jin, give the two pavilion elders a seat." ”

Huang Jin left in response, and brought two Jindun for Xia Yan and Yan Song, and the two of them sat down slightly, and their minds were a little calm, only to hear Emperor Jiajing say: "Say, whatever matter, no matter whether it is good or bad, you must let me know." ”

The two looked at each other, Yan Song said that he still asked Xia Yan to say first, he was frightened, and before he could react, Xia Yan looked at Yan Song with a little disdain, nodded, stood up, took out the report from his arms, and said: "Your Majesty, it's Suzhou, something happened in Suzhou." ”

Emperor Jiajing's eyes widened suddenly, and then his chest rose and fell violently, and he stood up all of a sudden, and roared: "The Japanese have ruined Suzhou?!" All right! All right! Is the prefect of Suzhou dead!? Is Governor Su Song dead!? If only they lived! I punished the nine tribes! Bastard! Bastard! You bastards! What do I want you to do! Forget it if Nanjing is attacked! Now Suzhou is actually ruined! All right! All right! Just send the city of Beijing directly to the Japanese Kou! The Ming Dynasty simply perished! ”

Jiajing is rarely so angry, at least Yan Song has never seen Jiajing so angry, Jiajing who is not angry has already made Yan Song feel frightened, and the angry Jiajing scared Yan Song enough, and suddenly fell to his knees, and kept shouting "Your Majesty forgives you", and although Xia Yan was also a little frightened, he still maintained the dignity of a minister, and was even more disdainful of Yan Song's moves, and then raised the report and said loudly: "Your Majesty is angry!" Your Majesty misunderstood, Suzhou was not destroyed! This time, it's not a defeat! It's a great victory in Suzhou! ”

Emperor Jiajing's anger suddenly disappeared, his brows twitched, and then he furrowed deeply, with a hint of disbelief in surprise, and asked suspiciously: "What did you just say?" Suzhou was not destroyed? Didn't you lose the battle? Is it a big victory? Suzhou victory? Xia Yan, you didn't lie to me, did you? ”

Xia Yan said loudly: "Military affairs, how dare the old minister play child's play!" ”

Emperor Jiajing was stunned, and his doubts were even worse, he walked a few steps behind him with his hands behind him, and then raised his head, as if he understood something, and slowly said with a sneer: "What is the number of widows?" How many defenders of Suzhou were? How much was the Japanese beheaded? How many Suzhou soldiers died in battle? If you don't think the number is right, don't say it, there are dozens of Japanese robbers, hundreds of people, thousands of defenders, tens of thousands, and as a result, a few Japanese are beheaded, and hundreds or thousands of people are killed in battle, so you are embarrassed to say that you have a great victory? What reward do you want from me? Say, which of your "excellent sons" fought this battle? ”

Xia Yan suddenly felt that his dignity had been severely insulted, and a wave of anger in his heart was difficult to contain, so he unfolded the report and said loudly: "On August 20, the 25th year of Jiajing, Lin Bichuan, the southeast Japanese chieftain, led 2,100 Japanese soldiers to raid Suzhou, and Fan Qing, the prefect of Suzhou, gathered 1,900 troops to resist the enemy, and on August 21, our army won, and the Japanese were beheaded 1,500 people, and the rest were all annihilated, and more than 500 Suzhou soldiers were killed in battle, which was a great victory for Suzhou!" ”