Inside the capital.

Shi Zhan began to borrow money from everywhere.

He just wanted to put on a posture to show how pitiful he was, and he borrowed everywhere, trying to make up for the deficit by borrowing debts, but a circle of imperial relatives and familiar ministers walked down, and they didn't borrow a total of two hundred taels of silver.

The younger brother Shi Jin sent Shi Zan six hundred taels of silver.

"Big brother, being a brother can't help much, just this bit of silver, or sell the house in Nanjing, so I got so much...... I have worked in the northwest for many years, and I haven't saved any family business, I hope you don't dislike it, big brother."

Shi Jin, as Shi Zhan's younger brother, seems to be very concerned about family affairs.

But Shi Zan didn't want to see this younger brother, the main reason was that he didn't have a son himself, and if he died, then the current title would be inherited by this younger brother and his descendants.

And Shi Jin's incense was prosperous, and he originally discussed giving him a step-son, but Shi Zan didn't agree.

During the Zhengde Dynasty, Shi Zan was a co-garrison in Nanjing, and at that time, the concubines married one after another, and some of them were really pregnant, but they ended in miscarriages, and none of them gave birth to children.

Because Shi Zhan's woman has a precedent for pregnancy, even though he is now nearly fifty years old, he still feels that he has a chance to have a son, and he will not have to rely on his younger brother to pass on.

Shi Zan asked coldly, "Six hundred taels of silver, what are you doing?" This time, I want to repay 40,000 taels of silver to the court for my brother, do you think this is enough?"

Shi Jin said: "Whether it is enough or not is also a little bit of a brother's heart, you can accept it, you don't have to pay it back."

Don't have to pay it back?

Originally, Shi Zan felt that his younger brother had always been worried about his family business, and now he was so generous to give him six hundred taels of silver, and he felt even more so.

Shi Zan immediately refused unceremoniously: "Are you afraid that your brother will not be able to repay the 40,000 taels of silver and lose your title?" You won't be able to inherit it then? Let's put it this way, no matter what, this title will not be lost, my Shi family has been loyal for generations, even if the saint is deceived for a while, sooner or later His Majesty will still know the loyalty of my Shi family!"

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Shi Zan drove his brother away and confiscated the six hundred taels of silver.

In Shi Zhan's opinion, accepting the six hundred taels is equivalent to admitting that his younger brother is the first heir to the title of Huairou Bo, and he is unwilling.

And these six hundred taels are indeed a drop in the bucket for plugging the huge 40,000 taels hole, and it has no effect at all, and taking these six hundred taels is not enough to pay off the debt, why should you accept the money to add blockage to your heart?

Seeing that the five-day deadline given by the emperor was about to expire, he was really desperate, so he could only secretly go to Yang's house and ask Yang Tinghe for help.

In order to avoid being known that he came to the door, he knocked on the back door of Yang's house, waited for half an hour, and then allowed him to enter, and went to the study to see Yang Tinghe, who was calm and relaxed.

"Zhongtang, help."

Shi Zan was not polite this time, and knelt down directly in front of Yang Tinghe.

Yang Tinghe didn't get up, and asked coldly, "Yan Zhang, what are you doing?"

Shi Zhan's forehead touched the ground, and he said with a sad face: "Everything the family can make up, plus what is borrowed, a total of more than 3,000 taels of silver, if the house and fields are sold, there is nothing left in the family, and it is estimated that it is only 6,000 taels, which is really not enough to pay back the 40,000 taels of silver set by His Majesty."

Yang Tinghe said, "So, you came to borrow money from the old man?"

Shi Zan said: "Zhongtang, the contemptible people are following your orders, and they don't even see where the pig iron is in the middle, and they are really wronged to take on such a large debt for no reason. I also ask Zhongtang to intercede in front of Your Majesty, so that Your Majesty will be exempted from this punishment for the sake of the loyalty of my Shi family for generations."

"No ambition, really no ambition."

Yang Tinghe looked sarcastic, "You also said that your Shi family has been loyal and good for generations, even if Your Majesty doesn't give you face, it will be for the sake of the ancestors of the Shi family, and he will be extra kind to you." Do you think that when the deadline comes, Your Majesty will really let people do something to you? What do the courtiers think?"

Shi Zan looked up at Yang Tinghe, his face full of confusion: "What Zhongtang means is that even if the deadline is reached, Your Majesty will not ...... Accountability?"

Yang Tinghe calmly said, "It's useless to intercede for you now, but if Your Majesty really wants to ruin your family, then the court and the central government will definitely come forward and fight for you." All you have to do is wait and see what happens."

The muscles on Shi Zhan's face twitched a few times.

He pondered it for a while and felt that what Yang Tinghe said also made some sense.

Now the emperor just asked him to pay back the money, maybe the emperor should have known a long time ago that he couldn't pay it back anyway, so why did he insist on letting him pay back? Is it to force Yang Tinghe to come forward to say something for him, so as to involve the first assistant of the cabinet?

It may also be that the emperor can't do anything to him at all, and can only mention the return of the money, which seems to be harsh, but it is a measure that the emperor has to do.

If he doesn't come up at the time, then there is a saying, if the emperor wants to put him in prison, then the nobles and ministers in the capital will intercede for him, and the emperor should not dare to mess around.

That's the truth......

But when you Yang Zhongtang said this, didn't it seem unkind?

Do you have to put my Shi family in danger before you are willing to come forward to help? Maybe tomorrow, I will be sent to the prison of Jinyiwei, and then you will intercede, I am afraid that I will take off a layer of skin if I don't die!

Why don't I just report you so that I can put you, the official, on top when the sky falls?

"Let's go back!"

Yang Tinghe said, "When you get home, wait for the court to come with peace of mind, pretend to be as much silver as you want, and say that you can't afford the rest, or you are still raising, see what Your Majesty can do to you!"

When Shi Zan heard this, Yang Tinghe left him alone, and although he was angry in his heart, he could only leave in disgrace.

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"Father, did Huai Roubo come before? What did he come to do?"

After Shi Zan left, Yang Dian appeared in Yang Tinghe's study.

Yang Tinghe said, "This matter has nothing to do with you...... How's it going to get you to investigate?"

Yang Dian said: "Anlu is far away from the mountains and rivers of the capital, and I can't find anything for a while...... Didn't you still have that Jinyi Wei Qianhu Zhu Wanhong who was on an errand in Anlu before? Why don't you write and ask him about the old state of the Xingwang Palace?"

At present, Yang Tinghe is investigating the past of Xingwangfu in detail. In the past, Yang Tinghe felt that there was no need to investigate, it was nothing more than that Xingwangfu was a prince and a group of ministers, and there was no one who could be called the number of Xingwangfu, and none of them were not officials in the court.

But now Yang Tinghe feels that he must find out.

Because he knew that he didn't have much time in the court, he didn't know who was the one who gave advice to the little emperor until now, which means that he didn't know who his real opponent was when he was about to retire, which made him very uneasy.

Before leaving the court, he had to figure out whether the little emperor was talented and intelligent, and he supported the façade of the Xingwang Mansion and the court alone, or whether there was really a master behind his back.

It's just that he has repeatedly fallen into the trap, and he is absolutely not allowed to face such a powerful opponent after he retires, if he doesn't solve the trouble when he is in the court, the life of civil officials will become more and more difficult in the future.

"And what have you been up to lately?"

Yang Tinghe frowned.

Not to mention Yang Shen, even Yang Ting and this father, know that this son is out of tune.

The literary style is good, but he has made a group of fox friends and dog friends, on eating, drinking and having fun, Yang Dian is extremely good at it, in the past, when Yang Tinghe arranged Yang Shen to do things, he was very picky about his eldest son, but when Yang Shen went to Yongping Mansion, there were some private things to let close people do, and he immediately felt that Yang Dian was really not that material.

Yang Dian said: "Of course, I am investigating, but I don't have a letter for a while...... Recently, I have been asking those Anlu merchants who have come to Beijing, and I heard that the commerce and trade there are extremely developed, and the world thinks that it is a place where there is a hidden dragon, and the fortune must be good, so the swarm of people who do business run away......

Yang Tinghe waved his hand, too lazy to listen to Yang Dian continue.

"Father, when will the eldest brother come back?" Yang Duan asked suddenly.

"When will he be back, what does it have to do with you?"

Yang Tinghe's face was a little annoyed.

Yang Dian said: "If my father has something, even if I arrange for my eldest brother to do it, he will do it, otherwise you will always find fault with me, I have always disliked to interact with people in some remote places, especially the trivial matter of investigating this kind of brainless trivial matter, I can't find a clue for a while."

Yang Tinghe became more and more angry when he heard this.

The second son directly thought that his own ability was not good, and pushed in front of him, the father.

FeelingsYang Dian never thought that he could get ahead in the court, not to mention his ability, and he was very lazy, and even showed this laziness on the surface, for fear that others would not know that he liked to steal women and play tricks.

Yang Tinghe said angrily, "It's time for your brother to come back...... It seems that in the future, the hope of the Yang family can no longer be pinned on you, a rebel! The future rise and fall of the Yang family, you don't care about it at all? It's not a weapon, it's not a weapon!"

was taught such a lesson by his father, Yang Dian didn't care at all.

In Yang Dan's opinion, anyway, he has been pressed by that genius brother since he was a child, whether it is talent or ability, only Yang Shen is praised, and he can only stare at the side.

Since he was a child, he found that since no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't compare to that prodigy brother, so why work hard? Later, he gradually formed the current attitude of not wanting to make progress, and only thought about how to be at ease.

Being able to be admitted to the Juren, and even to be admitted to the Jinshi, shows that he is still capable, but he doesn't want to use it on the right path.

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The emperor gave Shi Zan a five-day deadline, which was coming in a blink of an eye.

Jin Yiwei was commanded by Jin Yiwei to make Zhu Chen, and personally led people to the door to seize the Shi family's property, and Shi Zan had already summoned the servants and others and lined up at the door, ready to reason with Jin Yiwei.

A lot of people watched.

After Shi Zan came back, he finally figured out Yang Tinghe's words.

If you want the emperor not to dare to do anything to him, you have to make a big fuss, and it is best to make a fuss, not only the people in the court and China, but even the people in the market know that the emperor has to kill all the emperors in order to collect debts, regardless of the past merits of his ministers...... Let the people know how difficult it is for the Shi family to be treated unfairly by the royal family.

But Shi Zan never thought that such a noble had never had a good reputation among the people of the capital.

The emperor wants to punish the nobles, for those who don't know the truth, it's too late to applaud, and they will still think about the problem from the standpoint of your nobles?

Joke.

Let's not talk about this incident, it was originally your Shi Zan who was guilty first, even if you are not guilty, don't want to win the sympathy of public opinion.