In order to please the Son of Heaven and to brush up some favorability for his family, Yan Hong made the appearance that I am a dog of the Heavenly Family, and I will come and leave as soon as I am called, and Jiajing is also quite happy to hear it. Although there are countless famous ministers and good generals around him, most of them still have to talk about what the gentleman is righteous and the villain is profitable. And one of the major manifestations of the courtiers' encroachment on imperial power is in money. Whoever can grasp the money bag of the imperial court can indirectly curb the imperial power. For this, the emperor fought with the household department a lot.

But if it is really as Yan Hong said, through the opening of the sea trade, even the emperor is directly involved in the operation, and he takes the inner treasury to make money with money, and at that time he will accumulate internal funds, will he still use the eyes of civil officials? Thinking of this, Jiajing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He also listened to it, and his thoughts changed, and he suddenly asked: "Yan Hong, now someone has persuaded the old man to decide who will inherit the family business in the future, what do you think?" ”

As soon as he said this, the faces of Huang Jin and Lu Bing changed at the same time. Huang Jin didn't expect that even the emperor would ask Yan Hong about such a thing. Lu Bing knows the emperor's brother's temperament very well, and if he can't answer this question well, he will die.

Yan Hong was also secretly frightened. After all, he had read some novels, and he also knew that the matter of establishing a prince was a life-and-death struggle within the dynasty. In this matter, Yan Hong secretly hated that he had not studied history well, and he couldn't figure out who would be in power after Jiajing's death, otherwise he could have stood in line in advance and had a correct position.

Fortunately, Yan Hong is based on maintaining the inherent pattern of the Yan family, and does not want to go further, so his principles are different from that of the one-eyed dragon father, and he does not intend to make more money from this matter. In today's situation, according to Yan Hong's father Yan Shifan, King Jing is slightly favored in the eyes of the Son of Heaven. But Yan Hong got some news from other aspects. King Yu occupies the position of the elder righteousness. And from the emperor's point of view. I don't like Yuwang very much at most. There is no talk of hatred or disgust.

The Yan family itself has been more or less involved in this matter of establishing a reserve in the past. Yan Song also went to this chapter back then, and asked King Liyu to be the crown prince, and he was criticized by Jiajing for this matter. But on the other hand, in the future, Yan Shifan supported King Jing with a clear banner, and even did such a thing as deducting King Yu's Yuecheng. Do this kind of hateful thing, if King Yu ascends the throne one day, I am afraid that the Yan family will not have a good time.

But Yan Hong didn't want to be like his father because of this. Full support for King Jing. After all, the outcome of this kind of thing depends on the Son of Heaven. If you give the emperor the impression that the Yan family is colluding with the vassal king now, the gains will outweigh the losses. Looking at it now, the battle for storage positions, the outcome is not clear. According to Yan Hong's idea, since the situation is unclear, he should strictly abide by neutrality, and no matter who succeeds to the throne in the future, his family will obediently become a minister. Even if you can't keep your authority today, you should have no problem mixing things up. And objectively speaking, Yan Song is old and old. Yan Shifan is disabled, and he does not study. It is a matter of time before the Yan family withdraws from the ranks of auxiliary ministers, even if they bring out an heir who meets their hearts, how much benefit will it have?

Therefore, when he heard Jiajing's question, he kowtowed, and said: "The old man is now prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he is in good health, so it is too early to mention what to inherit the family business." Furthermore, the family business is yours and depends entirely on your mind. The kid thinks that this is the old man's family matter, so why bother asking outsiders? Whoever you like, you will inherit, as for the housekeepers, staff, helpers, and nurses in the family, they have no right to interfere. The kid is nothing more than a master of the capital, how dare he interfere in the old man's housework. ”

Jiajing was suddenly overjoyed in his heart: It is said that this son does not learn and has no skills, and it seems to me that it may not be, how ingenious is this answer? At that time, Tang Gaozong wanted to abolish the queen and queen, and the eldest grandson Wuji and others objected, but Li Tao was noncommittal, and only said, "This majesty is a family matter, why ask outsiders more?" Yan Hong's answer today is secretly in line with the ancients, Jiajing is not as unlearned and unskilled as Yan Hong, as soon as he heard this, he immediately thought of this allusion.

You must know that one of the reasons why he is awkward with his ministers is also in this family matter. Speaking of which, Emperor Jiajing completely turned his face with the minister on family affairs and state affairs, and it was not just this time. In the matter of the Great Rites Discussion that year, Jiajing inherited the position of Ming Wuzong with a cousin relationship, and he wanted to posthumously seal his father Xingxian Wang into the Taimiao, but was opposed by the ministers. At that time, he thought, what does it matter to me to worship my father? As a result, there were several tug-of-wars, making chickens and dogs jumping, and the government and the opposition were restless.

It's the same today. From Jiajing's point of view, who to appoint as the prince is my Zhu family's own business, when will it be stipulated that it must obey the wishes of the minister? Nowadays, the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, there are those who support King Yu, and there are also those who support King Jing, but their respective arguments are all about how King Jing is benevolent and filial piety, and how King Yu is justified, and no one mentions that the emperor's will is important. Only Yan Hong's answer happened to scratch the emperor's itch.

Jiajing's heart was happy, but the loyal eunuch Huang Jin's face turned blue when he heard it, and he secretly scolded the shameless Yu Xing many times. You must know that the mainstream thought of the Ming Dynasty today is the spirit and integrity. A common form of expression is that the emperor agrees, and he prefers to oppose it, which is called having a character and having discipline. On the contrary, he who does everything according to the will of God is a villain who is bent on flattery.

What Huang Jin has always admired is this kind of Wenchen who openly competes with the emperor, even Yan Song is not very pleasing to the eye, let alone Yan Hong's boneless flattery? However, the emperor liked it, but it was difficult for him to refute it, so he had to hold his breath secretly. Stealing his eyes, Gonggong Huang saw Lu Bing beside Yan Hong again, laughed proudly, and was even more annoyed in his heart: This shaft is all because of your recommendation, which is only believed by the emperor, and now it is getting more and more inches, making a Ming Dynasty a miasma. Lu Bing, the death of Li Bin in the former was manipulated by you Lu Bing, which is just that. This time, Yan Hong, a traitor, took the throne, and it was all caused by you. He has a chance one day, and our family will not give up with you!

Jiajing naturally didn't know what to do, and Huang Ban, who had followed him for many years, had such hatred for his milk brother. At this moment, the more he pondered, the more he felt that Yan Hong's words were right. It's a pity that this son is not proficient in literature and ink, and the imperial examination is not favorable, otherwise if he is a civil official, or even a cabinet scholar, it will be in line with his heart. After a moment of silence, Jiajing suddenly asked, "Yan Hong, can you take the word now?" ”

Yan Hong hurriedly said: "No." ”

"In that case, the old man will give you a word, and from today onwards, I will give you the word as a pure minister."

Although Yan Hong couldn't figure out what the word Chunchen was talking about, he finally knew that this was not scolding. And the emperor gave the word, what a privilege is this? At that moment, he hurriedly kowtowed again and said, "Boy, thank the old man for his grace!" ”

After Jiajing waited for him to get up, he asked, "You went to Jinan this time, and you have spent a lot of effort for the Sun family, what are you going to do now?" ”

Yan Hong also had a headache, if he wanted to take a concubine according to the gift of marrying a wife, how could he pass the test with his father and grandfather. Don't look at what they say, when they really do this, I don't know what kind of turmoil will happen in the road. At this time, when he heard the emperor's question, he was overjoyed and said: "The old man just said the reward, but in fact, the only reward the kid wants is this." The Sun family and the boy fell in love, and fought bravely in Jinan City, saving the boy's life twice. The boy wanted to take her into the door according to the etiquette of marrying a wife. ”

Jiajing sneered and said, "Nonsense, nonsense!" You Yan family scholarly family, you are so troubled, Lao Yan's face is not very good-looking. If it weren't for your many achievements in these days, most likely he would have broken your leg with a stick. But since you have promised you a reward, the old man will not break his promise. So be it. You can be a little more pompous in this matter, and you don't have to be so particular about etiquette. No matter what you do, there will be people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate who will trouble you, and this one is not bad. On face, there is an old man who is in charge for you to ensure that she has face and your beauty. ”

Yan Hong was really overjoyed when he heard the emperor's words, and quickly knelt down and kowtowed again: "The old fairy is so rewarded, the kid is broken, and he must repay it with all his heart!" ”

Emperor Jiajing got up and sighed: "With the old man rewarding you like this, you should indeed repay it with all your heart." But don't let gentleness discourage you. Now that the end of the year is approaching, I won't force you. Wait for the beginning of spring next year, and obediently let me go to the trench to find out the news. If you miss the old man's big thing, you have to be careful with me. With that, leave with Huang Jin.

When the emperor was sent away, Lu Bing opened his mouth and said with a smile: "Yan Xian's nephew is so blessed." There are countless martial arts in the context of the country, how many people can get the words of the heavenly family? If you take a concubine room, you will have the support of the heavenly family, but you must be careful that this little concubine will be pampered and arrogant in the future. ”

Yan Hong said: "The lesson of the old man is that the Sun family is from a humble background, and when she enters the Yan Mansion, she will inevitably be looked down upon everywhere, and I am afraid that she will be bullied in the future." If she dares to rely on this to bully others, I will not allow her. The two also went home separately and did not mention it.

Just when Yan Hong was answering with the Son of Heaven in Zhiweixuan, Jingshi Taishan Hutong and Xu Jiefu were a different scene. In the secret room of the Xu Mansion, when Xu Jie, the second assistant of the court, sat on the Taishi chair, and a plain-clothed woman knelt opposite. The woman was also nearly thirty years old, quite a bit of a posture, knelt on the ground, burst into tears, and kept kowtowing: "The slave is incompetent, and she missed the old lady's big business, and I hope the old lady will punish her." ”

Xu Jie sighed: "Chunxiang, you have been a maid in the old man's mansion since you were a child, and the old man has been kind to you for more than ten years. He spent his time cultivating you, and promised you to Fang Yongxian as a concubine, so that you should know very well what you should do. ”

"The slave and maid understand that the slave and maid should advise the husband and make him a good minister of the court, and if he sees that he is lawless, he should inform the old lady in time. It's a pity that the husband is greedy for money and lust, so that he has to be used by thieves to hold the handle. The slave and maid were also kept in the dark at first, and they didn't know that he had done such a great disaster. Later, I gradually learned that I was in a hurry to report to the old lady, and I didn't dare to slack off in the slightest. ”

Xu Jie snorted coldly, "Because of your scales and half claws, the old man misestimated the situation in Shandong, and almost broke the big thing!" Now that Fang Yongxian is dead, why did you run back to Xu's mansion? ”

The woman kowtowed a few more times and said: "Back to the old lady's words, the slave and maid know that they are deeply guilty, and Fang Yongxian is even more greedy and perverts the law, and he is innocent of death." However, Fang Yongxian and I are husband and wife after all, if he dies under the laws of the court, he has nothing to say, and now he is killed by the traitors of the Yan Mansion, and his death is unknown, but the slave and maid can't sit idly by. The old lady is specially invited to be the master of her husband and eradicate the traitors. (To be continued......)