With Yan Shifan's promise, Hu Zhi went back to gather his henchmen to discuss the impeachment of the prince of the country. But after this person came to Beijing, he behaved too low-key, and there were only two things that attracted more attention, one was the imperial gift of topaz Ruyi, and the other was the Shuntian Township Test, but he hid the Topaz Ruyi tightly, and no one was allowed to see it, so he couldn't make a fuss in this regard, and the Shuntian Township Test became a taboo that no one could mention, and it was not easy to attack him.

If there was no intervention by the Dongchang agents, I am afraid that Yan Shifan would have been kept in the dark, and it would be impossible to cast his eyes on Shen Mo. But now, with the intervention of Dongchang, a steady stream of information about silence has arrived, making these professional complaining guys like sharks smelling blood, and they are suddenly excited.

In fact, there is nothing invulnerable in the world, in the eyes of the thugs of the Yushitai, there are three points that can be used to attack silence, one is that during his tenure as the promotion of the city, the Bing Jing Tan Jing given to the relevant yamen in Beijing is quite rich, which can be seen that it must be corruption; Second, it is said that the collection of books in the Department of Economic Affairs of the Zhan Mansion is almost exhausted, and he has not yet stepped down from the post of washing horses, and his responsibility cannot be shirked; Third, he has always been with pirates, has a close relationship with Wang Zhiyi's son Mao Haifeng, and has appeased the pirate Xu Hai, and has always acted as his protective umbrella, isn't this self-respect for thieves? If it is confirmed, it is not a dismissal, it is enough to cut off the head!

Hu Zhi reported these three charges to Yan Shifan, and he had to pass this pass before impeachment. Yan Shifan first looked at the black material of the first article, and when he saw it, he scolded him for being an idiot, and said, "Are you a pig's head?!" Do you dare to mention the matter of the city's shipping department? I don't think I'm ashamed enough to be in the emperor, right? "In the matter of the City Division, Jiajing let him go, and did not order the Three Law Divisions to file a case for investigation, but only dismissed Yan Maoqing. And people are silent, but they have completed the task year after year, and those who have not done their errands have been able to open up their nets, and they still want to find trouble with doing their errands well? Wouldn't it be a shame on oneself?

"Then delete this article, and you can read the second one." Hu Zhi, who was bent on inviting merit, touched his nose and smiled awkwardly: "The second one is true, as long as you go to the library of the Bureau of Economics and Economics, he will not be able to run away from his responsibility." ”

"Not very well." Yan Shifan said angrily: "He has only washed the horse for a few days?" If he really wants to be investigated, at most he will not report it, and most of the responsibility will be borne by his predecessor. As he spoke, he glared at him and said, "Use your pig brain to think, who is his predecessor?" ”

"Yes...... Who? "The kind of place where Zhan Shifu mixes qualifications, today this one is here, tomorrow that one is going, Hu Zhi can't figure out who is in charge of washing horses.

"Yuan Wei, idiot!" Yan Shifan said angrily: "How careful is that guy? Watch out for him tearing his face with you when the time comes! ”

Hu Zhi was completely shocked, and said, "You take a look at the third one first, if it doesn't work, I'll go back and fix it." In his opinion, the third one is the most unreliable, Xu Hai has been recruited, and his troops have become the fleet escorting the city, and all the things that are silent should be closed and conclusive, and it has become a relief for the imperial court.

Who knew that Yan Shifan saw it, not only did he not scold, but also nodded and said: "This is good, it can resonate." He made a decision to start impeachment with this as the core.

Because at this moment, Wang Zhi is still locked up in a prison in Hangzhou, and for this pirate leader, whether to kill or release, Hu Zongxian of the southeast Hu Zongxian is arguing with Wang Bengu, the governor of Zhejiang, and has developed the debate to Yanjing, which has become a hot topic for a long time.

The faction that supports Wang Bengu, leaving aside the factional factors, is mostly righteous and self-righteous, and their reason is very simple - since the Japanese have done so many bad things, then Wang Zhi, the leader of the Japanese bandits, should take overall responsibility and kill the chickens to show the monkeys to set an example.

Most of the officials who support Hu Zongxian are able to think calmly and truly understand the current situation in the southeast. They thought that considering the actual situation of the imperial court, it was not a good idea to kill Wang Zhi, but that he should serve the imperial court, restrain the Japanese invaders, and then slowly try to do it.

But in the magical land of China, it is never a good idea to defeat different points of view, because China has no logic, but it is full of all kinds of elaborate sophistry, which are not based on rigorous facts, but on the words of the so-called sages, and the words of the sages are too many and full of contradictions, so that people can always find theories to support themselves and be invincible.

But that's not to say that you can't defeat different views, on the contrary, it's easier to do that in China than in any other country, because there's a tried-and-true simple way that definitely works, and that's to be right for people. As long as the moral problems of this person are found from a certain aspect, as long as this person is immoral, then his views are also immoral and self-defeating.

This kind of pan-moralized standard of right and wrong is extremely beneficial to those 'clean officials' who do not enter the oil and salt. In fact, most of these clean officials only have money to receive, and they have no way to be corrupt, and they are not necessarily moral. But it is these self-proclaimed 'clean officials' who occupy the moral high ground and can use this weapon to slash and kill 'immoral' officials anytime and anywhere.

Unfortunately, Hu Zongxian was the 'immoral' official in their eyes – there is ample evidence that Hu Zongxian's hands were not clean, and he amassed a huge amount of money by adding additional taxes such as 'mention' in the south, and requesting the retention of salt and silver in Zhejiang. In this regard, Wang Bengu called it 'Governor Yinshan' and proposed impeachment for it.

However, Hu Zongxian argued to himself: 'Ministers are for the country to get rid of thieves, and they use bait between them, and they can't become big plans unless they are small favors.' This means that if I want to carry out Zhao'an, I must use a large amount of money to bribe the Japanese robbers, but these money cannot be withdrawn from the account, and can only be withheld in private, so it will be misunderstood.

Even if his claim is true, such an act would have a very negative impact on his reputation.

Moreover, Hu Zongxian is indeed extravagant in life, and there are many colorful jokes in Qingliukou, which can prove this...... It is said that once, Hu Zongxian invited the weaving eunuch Huang Jin and the newly arrived local official Li Ziyuan and others to a banquet, and actually used 200 maids to accompany the drink. When it was time to disperse, Huang Jin took out five taels of gold to express his gratitude, but Hu Zongxian sneered and ignored it. Li Ziyuan only took out one or two pieces of gold, and was thrown into the water by Hu Zongxian on the spot, and said with an unhappy face: "You are humiliating me!" ’

Moreover, Wang Bengu saw with his own eyes that Hu Zongxian welcomed the Spring Festival banquet, and the lanterns were colorful, stretching for several miles. The sound of drums shook the sky, and the maids knelt on the ground to greet the guests, and they did their best to do something extravagant, which was beyond the reach of the princes of the feudal lords.

There are more godly, more in line with the vulgar taste of the public, it is said that again, Yan Song's grandson Yan Hu returned to his hometown to go to the grave and passed through Hangzhou, Hu Zongxian of course wanted to be extravagant, hospitable, and found a few Jiangnan celebrities to sleep for him. Yan Hu was newly married at that time, and the newly married granddaughter of Xu Jie's granddaughter was still with him, so he naturally refused, but Hu Zongxian said: "Are you embarrassing me?" Then I'll go first. He hugged his left and right and went to sleep first, and did not go back until dawn the next day.

These rumors have names and surnames, noses and eyes, and the courtiers cannot believe them. And with Hu Zongxian's meager silver, how could he maintain such a luxurious life? Therefore, no one can refute the accusation of 'corruption' against him.

As a result, those officials who originally supported Hu Zongxian had no choice but to draw a clear line with this 'embezzler', and for a time the situation was one-sided, and public opinion was extremely unfavorable to Hu Zongxian.

Even Hu Zongxian himself, because he was worried about setting himself on fire, was really investigated, so he had to stop fighting and no longer argue on the basis of reason.

As for the attitude of the Yan family's father and son, they will always support Hu Zongxian, their father and son know that if it weren't for Hu Zongxian's indispensability on the southeast coast, it is really difficult to say whether their father and son can survive the thunderous anger some time ago, so they will naturally spare no effort to support it, but now Hu Zongxian's attitude is not so resolute. In Yan Shifan's view, this shows that although Wang Zhi's matter has not yet been clarified, the result is already doomed. In that case, of course, he is not afraid to take advantage of this matter!

It's not that he doesn't want to do it himself, but he really has a very bad impression of the emperor recently, and it will inevitably backfire if he does it in person under the emperor's nose, so he can't borrow a knife to kill people, let those stupid people take the initiative to jump up, knock Shen Mo to the ground for him, wait for that kid to be kicked out of the capital, and then beat him again and again, until he peels the skin and sucks the marrow, before he can relieve his hatred!

The development of the situation was very smooth, and as soon as the impeachment of Shen Mo and collusion with the Japanese invaders was written, the opinion became popular among those clear streams: "If Shen Mo is spared, it means that there is nothing wrong with colluding with the Japanese invaders, and Wang Zhi, who is imprisoned in Hangzhou, should also be released." That means that Hu Zongxian won Wang Bengu, and this is something that Wang Bengu and his comrades cannot accept in any case.

Therefore, Wang Bengu and his party not only wrote a letter to support the investigation of Shen Mo and re-arrest Xu Hai, but also jumped up and down among the hundreds of officials, hoping that more people would join in and crusade against this kind of appeasement and annihilation.

Shen Mo's friends were naturally dissatisfied in the same year, and wrote to support Shen Mo, saying that Xu Hai was already a military general of the Ming Dynasty and was defending the maritime territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the plague in the Susong area had been extinct, so it can be seen that recruiting Xu Hai was a good thing for the country and the people.

After six years of growth and growth, Shen Mo's friend, a middle-level official who has grown into a court in the same year, although he is not a high-ranking official, but he helps people together, and he can really fight with those who are clamoring for strict silence.

The people on both sides quarreled fiercely, but the bigwigs kept silent and never expressed their support for either side. At this time, Gao Gong couldn't stand it, although he had a big temper, his eyes were bright, and he knew that if Xu Ge Lao secretly restrained him, those Qingliu would not be able to make such a fierce fuss, after all, they all listened to Xu Ge Lao, so in this matter, Xu Jie's inaction made him very angry.

But he was helpless as a right waiter, and the weight of his words was too light, so he could only find Xu Jiedao: "Shen Mo is for the sake of you, the elder of the pavilion, who caused this trouble, the elder of the pavilion can't sit idly by!" ”

Xu Jie said lightly: "He is my student, of course I can't ignore it." ”

"Xia Guan is not questioning the elder of the pavilion." Gao Gong patiently said: "It's just that those people are too disagreeable now, and they don't spare the strength to fight the strict party, but they are fighting in the nest here." ”

His words sounded harsh to Xu Jie, didn't he point to the monk and scold the bald man, saying that the old man unloaded the mill and killed the donkey? Then he said with a displeased face: "What strict party, what kind of nest fighting?" Gao Shilang, please speak clearly. ”

Gao Gong didn't expect him to say this, he was choked, and had to apologize: "The lower officials spoke inappropriately, they are all His Majesty's courtiers, where are the friends?" ”

Xu Jie nodded and said: "It's still the same sentence, he is my student, I won't ignore it, when the time is right, the old man will help." Saying that, he glanced at Gao Gong and said, "Don't be tall and angry." ”

Gao Gong knew that it was useless to say more, but if he said too much, he would sit down and be silent and close to himself, which would be even more unfavorable to him, so he had to silently withdraw from the cabinet duty.

It should be said that Gao Gong still had a good impression of this Xu Ge Lao, because he had helped His Royal Highness King Yu several times, but today, Xu Jie's indifference and ruthlessness greatly shocked Gao Suqing, and he finally knew that under that smiling and kind face, he also had a ruthless heart.

Looking back at Xu Jie's duty room, he couldn't help but sigh secretly: "It's just a raccoon dog, what's the difference?" ’

In the Yuxi Palace, Emperor Jiajing, who had restored the dragon body, had the idea of dealing with government affairs again, so the celebrant brought over the music that had been accumulated for a long time and asked the Lord for instructions.

Jiajing saw that the music was piled up like a hill, and couldn't help frowning and said, "So many, how can you finish it?" But he still started to look at it. He also enjoyed the posture of the recital, leaned comfortably on the recliner, and then the two eunuchs unfolded the recital and sent it to a suitable distance in front of his eyes, inviting the emperor to look at it. He looked at it, but he was not interested, so he closed his eyes, and the eunuch hurriedly changed another one, until the emperor felt that it was a matter, he would nod, take it over and take a good look at it, and then look at the cabinet's instructions, if he agreed, he would throw it on the left, if he disagreed, he would throw it on the right, and the eunuch who had his own celebrant would return it to the cabinet for reapproval.

What makes Jiajing happy is that the opinions drafted by the cabinet are very much in line with his heart, and they look much more clever than before, and the style of the prime minister of a certain country is not something that the previous votes can have. couldn't help but be amazed: "Yan Shifan has a long ability, it seems that he should really beat more." ”

Li Fang on the side said with a smile: "Master, these are all approved by Xu Ge, and Yan Ge and Yan Butang were resting at home at that time." "The so-called rest is an elegant way of saying that has been thought about behind closed doors.

Jiajing said strangely: "Why hasn't this font changed?" ”

"It is said that in the past, it was all Yan Ge Lao who said it, and Xu Ge Lao remembered." Li Fang replied in a low voice.

Jiajing said thoughtfully when he heard this: "It seems that Xu Jie's ability has not been brought into play." ”

Li Fang was about to answer, but when he saw the emperor frowning, he was attracted by the next twist and turn, so he had to stop his mouth and wait aside.

After Jiajing read it, he took the fold and asked Li Fangdao, "How many copies of this fold have the celebrant received?" ”

Li Fang hurriedly stepped forward, glanced at it and replied respectfully: "The excerpt of the impeachment of Lord Shen, the celebrant has received a total of more than forty copies. ”

"This kid is very capable, there are more than 40 books at once, and many people are officials for a lifetime, and they may not be able to save so much." Jiajing actually laughed and asked again, "What does the cabinet mean?" "The cabinet cannot approve the impeachment of officials, as a sign of grace and prestige comes from the Lord.

Li Fang said softly: "Elder Yan Ge said that those who are clear are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid, and this matter should be strictly investigated to set the record straight, so as to restore Lord Shen's reputation." And Xu Ge Lao said that Shen Mo was his student, and it was inconvenient for him to express his opinion. ”

"Hehe, do you know why Xu Jie's old fight can't be Yan Song?" Jiajing said with a smile: "He's a person, he always protects himself and doesn't want to stand out for himself." Saying that, he shook his head and said: "Baiguan sees it in his heart, and it is inevitable that he will feel that he is not very righteous, so he would rather follow Yan Ge Lao to wade into troubled waters than get on the boat of Xu Jie." As he spoke, he smiled and said, "But that's okay, he doesn't form a party, he can only rely on me, which is also an advantage." ”

Li Fangxin said, how did he go from silence to Xu Jie? Then he asked in a low voice, "What does the master mean, how should this matter be approved?" ”

Jiajing snorted coldly and said: "Those officials are too much, in order to force Hu Zongxian to kill Wang Zhi, they actually came up with such a bad move. Yan Shifan's strategy worked, based on his deep understanding of Jiajing's thinking, knowing that the emperor always saw things differently than others, and was a staunch conspiracy theorist. As he expected, Jiajing really thought that those Qingliu impeachment and silence were Xiang Zhuang's sword dancing and intention to Pei Gong, and the purpose was to take Wang Zhi's surname.

Yan Shifan knew that this trouble-feared emperor was tired of fighting with those brainless speech officials, and in exchange for a clean ear, most of the time, Jiajing would compromise - sacrifice an insignificant silence and plug the mouths of the speech officials.

But he underestimated the status of Shen Mo in Jiajing's heart, and he didn't know that this young man was the object of Jiajing's secret cultivation as the successor, so his judgment of Jiajing was skewed.

I only heard Jiajing say: "Give him a vacation, let him go back to see his father, and come back after the New Year." ”

(To be continued)