Yan Song visited Jiajing late at night, which is a very rare thing.

Moreover, Yan Song ignored Huang Jin's face and directly asked for a secret talk with Jiajing, which is an extremely rare thing!

Jiajing nodded slightly, Huang Jin did not show any displeasure, and poured a cup of tea for Yan Song very enthusiastically, and went outside the house to guard.

"What's the matter with Aiqing, so secret and solemn?"

Yan Song's expression was sad, and his voice was hoarse: "Long live, Xia Yan is still an orphan alive, and he was stolen and adopted by someone with ill intentions!" ”

"What? Daring! ”

Jiajing was furious, slapped the table, and a teacup fell to the ground and shattered.

Jiajing's feelings for Xia Yan used to be better than his for Yan Song, so when he finally tore his face, his attack on Xia Yan was also extremely cruel.

It is difficult for Jiajing to trust a person, and when he trusts a person, he will give this person a lot of care and privileges, just like Yan Song and Xiao Feng now.

But when he thinks that someone he trusts has betrayed him, his revenge will be more violent and cruel than that of ordinary courtiers. Because there's a lot of personal emotion mixed in here.

Jiajing was not an emperor who liked to kill, and like most emperors of the Ming Dynasty, he preferred dismissals, fines, and spanking.

But he killed Xia Yan, and he beheaded and abandoned the city, refusing to even leave the whole corpse. This is also the only cabinet chief assistant who has been publicly beheaded in the hundreds of years of the Ming Dynasty.

is now treated as a carrot, and Yu Maojian, the secretary of the criminal department who hangs in front of Liutai, interceded for Xia Yan at that time and fought for reason. He believes that when it comes to Xia Yan's position, it is not appropriate to sentence him to death.

Even if you take a step back and say, you really want him to die, you should give him a decent way to die, such as giving poisoned wine or white silk or something.

But Jiajing scolded him and insisted on his verdict: beheading, abandoning the city!

To what extent was Xia Yan trusted by Jiajing?

In less than a year, he has been promoted from a seventh-grade to a second-grade scholar!

Xiao Feng is Jiajing's junior brother, from a seventh-grade middle scholar to the second-rank governor of Jiangnan, and Yan Song pushed his ass hard, and it took a year and a half!

To what extent was Xia Yan protected by Jiajing?

In the process of his rocket, many of the ministers, many imperial histories, the first assistant of the dynasty, and the six books of Shangshu have impeached him.

Jiajing has only one principle, whoever dares to impeach Xia Yan will get out!

Xiao Feng is Jiajing's junior brother, he was impeached, and he had to rely on himself to justify, Jiajing at most helped him blow the whistle, and no one was removed from office because of the impeachment of Xiao Feng.

Perhaps, even after Xia Yan was executed, Jiajing would never trust anyone like he favored Xia Yan, including Yan Song.

It wasn't until Xiao Feng came back from the dead that people saw a person who was comparable to Xia Yan back then, and was trusted and loved by Jiajing.

Xia Yan was not put to death all at once, he is just like Yan Song now, his blood bar is extremely thick, even if he makes any mistakes, Jiajing is always tolerant.

Four dismissals, four reinstatements, Jiajing used extraordinary patience to forgive old friends again and again, and gave him a chance to do it again.

But character determines fate, Xia Yan's pride, Xia Yan's luxury, and Xia Yan's contempt for others made his thick blood bar finally exhausted.

So, in the process of Xia Yan changing from Jiajing's first favorite minister to Jiajing's enemy who must be beheaded, who played a role?

This is the reason why Yan Shifan is ecstatic, in this list, in addition to Yan Song, there are Qiu Luan, Lu Bing, and even Tao Zhongwen.

In the final blow to Xia Yan's careful planning, these people all played an extremely crucial role.

At that time, the governor of Shaanxi Province asked for troops to recover the Hetao, which had already been captured by Altan Khan.

The loss of the Hetao area directly led to the loss of contact between the Gansu region and the Ming court, and also indirectly led to the Mongol soldiers coming to Qinghai and Wusizang.

Xia Yan agreed with Zeng Miao's idea and repeatedly wrote to Jiajing, hoping that Jiajing would support such a feat of recovering lost territory.

Jiajing didn't want to, but he felt that the timing was not good, and the money and food and soldiers and horses of the imperial court were not enough, so he was very hesitant and just let the ministers discuss first.

Yan Song saw an opportunity, so he began to lay out silently.

He first delayed the military department to verify the required soldiers, horses, money and food, and this small action caused Jiajing to get no clear answer every time he asked about this matter.

Jiajing's heart was weak, and even the military department could not calculate the needs of the war, which showed that the victory rate of this battle was not high.

And once defeated, the consequences will be serious, and one's monastic career will be greatly disturbed, so it is better to maintain the status quo!

At this time, Zeng Miao, who was bent on the expedition, found that his chief soldier, Xianning Hou Qiuluan, was corrupt when he was rectifying the team, so he took it directly and sent him back to Beijing.

Yan Song immediately seized the opportunity and visited Qiu Luan in prison, asking Qiu Luan to accuse Zeng Mo of not reporting his defeat, greedy for military salaries, and bribing Xia Yan to conceal the crime.

Qiu Luan's embezzlement was huge, and it was a crime of losing his head at that time, so he put it to death and came back to life, formed an alliance with Yan Song, and handed a complaint to Jiajing.

After all, Qiu Luan also contributed to the Great Rites Discussion, and he still has the right to avenge his grievances. After Jiajing read the complaint, he thought of Zeng Mo and Xia Yan forcing himself to fight, and immediately believed half of it.

This matter involves the governor of Shaanxi and the first assistant of the cabinet, two top officials, and it is by no means something that the common law department can investigate. Jiajing chose his most trusted Jinyiwei to investigate the matter thoroughly.

As a result, Lu Bing asked Jinyiwei to arrest Zeng Miao, interrogated him in the edict for half a month, and then told Jiajing that Zeng Miao's confession was true.

Is it true? No one knew, because it was a confession from prison. But no one dared to disbelieve it, because it was the words that came out of Lu Bing's mouth!

But everyone didn't know that Lu Bing had been caught by Xia Yan for breaking the law, and he knelt in front of Xia Yan for half an hour before he got Xia Yan's forgiveness.

Xia Yan was arrested and put in prison in this way, waiting for Jiajing's final sentence. Jiajing was furious, but he didn't decide whether to kill Xia Yan or not.

Perhaps, in his heart, there is still a little bit of doubt, and maybe when this anger gradually subsides, the doubt will become more obvious.

Then the sky descends out of phase, and the guest star commits the moon. Tao Zhongwen told Jiajing that this is a disagreement between the monarch and the minister, on the contrary, they are in conflict, and they need to make a decision as soon as possible.

Since it was the monarch and the ministers who were clashes, it must have killed the ministers to protect the monarch, and Xia Yan's last trace of vitality was finally cut off. Beheading, abandonment of the city.

Maybe Xia Yan didn't know until he died that Yan Song, who he once looked down on with his nose, would lay down such a dead end step by step.

Let everyone who offended Xia Yan secretly push him, pushing him all the way to the guillotine.

Is Xia Yan a good person? I'm afraid it's hard to say that. It is difficult for a good person to create a miracle of a rocket like his.

On his way to the head of the cabinet, he must have stepped on the bodies of many political opponents under his feet. Among these political opponents, there are many good people and clean officials.

He lives a luxurious life and is extremely proud, no matter who it is, he doesn't pay attention to it, and even later he doesn't even give face to Jiajing, and he floats so much.

He found out about Lu Bing's illegal affairs and forced Lu Bing to kneel down and beg for mercy; He found out about the illegal things of Yan Song's father and son, and forced Yan Song's father and son to kneel down twice and beg for mercy.

Then, he let them go, as if his majesty was more important than the law.

In order to express his closeness to the important ministers of the cabinet, Jiajing is said to have made three bay leaf crowns by himself, wore one for himself, and shared them with his two friends, one each for Xia Yan and Yan Song.

Yan Song put it on solemnly, and shrouded it with a light gauze to show his cherishment. Xia Yan didn't wear it once, and Jiajing was depressed and asked why Xia Yan didn't wear it.

Xia Yan said lightly: "I'm a reader, is that thing worn by a reader?" ”

The implication is that I am an atheist, and your monastic behavior is very low, and you do not deserve to be compared with us scholars.

It is conceivable that Jiajing's face must have been beaten red and swollen at that time, and he watched Xia Yan walk away in a daze, messy in the wind alone.

Jiajing is not intolerant of atheists, such as Hai Rui, he also accused Jiajing of being very nonsense, and Jiajing did not treat him badly.

Many ministers are against Jiajing's cultivation, Jiajing's approach is that you oppose you, I will cultivate mine, as long as you don't go too far, I don't bother to deal with you.

But Xia Yan is different, his path of development has a lot to do with Jiajing's cultivation itself. You must know that before Yan Song, Xia Yan was the first master of Daming Qingci!

Why does Jiajing like Xia Yan so much? In addition to Xia Yan's early political support, it was also because Xia Yanqing wrote well!

What is Green Word? It is a talisman that the Taoist priest played in the heavenly court or recruited the gods when he was cultivating, and wrote it on the green rattan paper with a red pen.

Because it is a phrase to communicate with God, it must be written in a brilliant manner, and God is willing to listen to it.

Just like writing essays when you were a child, if you only write about helping your grandmother cross the street, but the study committee member writes "I am old, and I am old", the teacher must think that you are a scumbag.

So to tell the truth, Xia Yan helped Jiajing create a large number of brilliant green words, and on the other hand, he said that he was an atheist and despised Jiajing's religious beliefs, and he was indeed suspected of doing what and standing for that, no wonder Jiajing was annoyed.

So is Xia Yan a bad person? The same must not be said. Because behind his many flaws, he is still one of the first assistants of the Ming Dynasty who has been affirmed by history.

When Xia Yan served as a speech official, he dared to impeach Huangzhuang for encroaching on the people's land, which led Jiajing to issue an order to return the land to the people.

Jiajing gave the younger brother of his biological mother, the queen's personal maid, a brocade guard through the back door, and was also impeached and removed by Xia Yan.

When Xia Yan was in power, he advocated restricting the power of eunuchs and Jinyiwei, although it was out of consideration for the interests of the civilian group, but in the Jiajing Dynasty, it was also a very bold act.

When Xia Yan was in power, he was very strict with the rectification of officials. He believes that it is not enough to dismiss corrupt officials, but also to punish them.

For this reason, he asked people to write a lot of small essays, chasing behind the buttocks of the dismissed corrupt officials, and preaching them all the way, so that the corrupt officials would be ruined and completely killed even when they returned to their hometowns.

Before Xia Yan, the autumn evaluation of officials has become a virtual reality, and after Xia Yan took office, he paid close attention to the evaluation and eliminated mediocre officials, lazy officials and stupid officials.

Xia Yan attached great importance to the defense of the frontier and the development of the army's combat strength, and was especially concerned about the defense line of Xuanda and Gansu and other places. This is why he later strongly supported Zeng Milling to recover the Hetao, and eventually died in this matter.

Therefore, based on the above information, according to Mr. Lu Xun, Xia Yan should be a warrior with shortcomings, while Yan Song is a fly without shortcomings.

Jiajing did not sentence Xia Yan to be beheaded on the surface, but in fact, Xia Yan still did not leave a descendant. Because Jiajing let Jinyiwei do it, it was actually a full house.

Who dares to steal Xia Yan's descendants, saying on the table, is not an illegal act, but it is a naked provocation to Jiajing's authority.

Jiajing seemed to see a person with a blurred face, pointing at his nose and laughing at himself, and his actions were extremely arrogant.

The emperor wants him to die, and I prefer him to keep one, what can you do to me? What if you are the emperor?

"Get me Lu Bing! Let him enter the palace immediately! ”

Lu Bing was summoned to the palace late at night, and he thought about many possibilities along the way, and even took into account his recent unruly style and going to the Qinglou twice.

But when Jiajing asked him why Xia Yan still had descendants living in the world, Lu Bing was still stunned and shook his head again and again to deny it.

"Impossible, long live, copying Xia Yan's house was personally brought by the minister, and no one left alive.

There is only one daughter, who has already married the Wu family, long live the grace, and it is clear that there is no need to be implicated, and all those surnamed Xia have died after raiding the house. ”

Yan Song said lightly: "Lord Lu, does Xia Yan have a granddaughter?" ”

Lu Bing nodded: "There is a granddaughter, who is only three or four years old, but she was abducted by traffickers when she was shopping for lanterns before Xia Yan's incident.

Xia Yan also went to Shuntianfu to report the case at that time, and Shuntianfu also asked Jinyi Health Association to investigate, but there has been no clue, are you talking about her? ”

Yan Song looked at Jiajing: "Long live, I said that it is impossible for Lord Lu to bend the law for personal gain, it turns out that this is the case."

However, it is incredible that the granddaughter of the dignified cabinet chief assistant can be abducted by human traffickers on the street, and then she can't be found everywhere! ”

Jiajing looked at Lu Bing, and Lu Bing smiled bitterly: "Long live, if it is usual, let alone the head of the cabinet, it is a child of the squire's family, and it is impossible to be abducted by human traffickers."

But although Xia Yan was still reigning at that time, he had already been ordered by Banzai to take away his title and return the seal letter hand. The Xia family building is about to collapse, and people are also panicked and in a mess.

It's not surprising that people didn't look at a child at this time. That child is rarely seen, and the Xia family doesn't even have a portrait, so it's very difficult to find.

What's more, this is a little girl, and it's not a big deal, so it won't be done at that time. ”

Jiajing said coldly: "If it's a coincidence, it's okay, I'm afraid it's someone with a heart." I personally decreed that Xia Yan's crime was unforgivable, and he wore brocade clothes to arrest the whole family.

At this point, there are still people who dare to openly contradict and engage in this kind of action, not only did they not take me seriously, but they also had the heart to overturn the case! ”

As soon as these words came out, Lu Bing could no longer be vague, he gritted his teeth and bowed down.

"Long live the wise, I think it was Shousuke-sama who got the news of that girl, and I ask Shousuke-sama to let me know. The minister immediately led people to arrest him to prevent future troubles. ”

Jiajing stared at Lu Bing for a moment, his face gradually softened, obviously believing that this matter would not be Lu Bing's doing.

Jiajing can be forgiven for making mistakes in work, and Jiajing can be forgiven for being corrupt and perverting the law, but it is absolutely not okay to betray himself.

The deeper his feelings for Lu Bing, the more ruthless he will be after discovering the betrayal. Xia Yan was beheaded and abandoned the city, and the door was destroyed invisibly, Lu Bing, at least the three clans should be destroyed.

"Yan Song said that Xiao Dong of the WTO view is Xia Yan's granddaughter!"

Lu Bing was taken aback, suddenly looked up at Yan Song, and suddenly asked.

"Shousuke-sama, where did you hear this news?"

This question is actually the biggest loophole that Yan Song faced when he came to complain, because he could never say that he was the priest of Miaojiang invited by his son, and he asked it by heart, that is, he was looking for death.

So before he came, he discussed with his son repeatedly and came up with a reasonable explanation.

"It's a coincidence that there is a subordinate in my mansion who once served as a servant in Xia Yan's mansion. He went to the world to burn incense and saw Xiaodong.

Although it has been a few years, he is very familiar with Xiao Dong's appearance, so he secretly inquired when Xiao Dong went to the back mountain to collect medicine.

Xiao Dong admitted that she was Xia Yan's granddaughter, and she had a jade pendant as proof! When the servant returned, he told the minister.

When the old minister heard this, he was shocked, feeling that this woman was going around and around, and she was hiding in the capital, and suddenly felt that this matter was not simple, so she asked to see Banzai late at night! ”

Lu Bing was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart, is this kid stupid? A former servant asks you, and you dare to admit it? How did you survive all these years?

But Yan Song said this, he would never dare to refute or doubt at this time, he had to behave more positively than Yan Song in order to show his mood of making amends.

"Long live, since this is the case, the minister will immediately take people, arrest Xiao Dong for interrogation, and search for physical evidence!"

Jiajing was just about to nod, but Yan Song had already spoken seemingly lightly.

"Lord Lu, in the territory of Xiao Feng in the World View, you go to his Taoist Temple to arrest people, I'm afraid he won't!"

Lu Bing gritted his teeth and didn't speak, he never mentioned the word "World View", he just didn't want to involve Xiao Feng, but it seemed that Yan Song had already prepared and would never let Xiao Feng stay out of the matter.

"Lord Shoufu, the Taoist Temple is a place outside the square, and the concept of entering the world is inscribed by Long Live himself, so it is indeed not appropriate to arrest people without authorization. Naturally, I want to inform Xiao Feng. ”

Yan Song immediately turned to Jiajing: "Long live, Xia Yan has held great power for more than ten years, and his protégés and former officials are all over the court. When Xia Yan was convicted, there was a lot of discussion in the court.

In this matter, I am afraid that Xia Yanyu will cause trouble and have the intention of overturning the case. Xiao Dong's life experience, even if Xiao Feng doesn't know, doesn't the second view master who adopted Xiao Dong know? ”

This sentence was too ruthless, Lu Bing lowered his head and sighed in his heart. Jiajing sat quietly, as if she had settled down. After a long time, he slowly spoke.

"Lu Bing, send someone to bring Xiao Feng to Xiyuan, you take someone directly to the World View, arrest Xiao Dong and the Second View Lord, and put them in prison!"