Yan Song's voice was not loud, but it was like a heavy hammer, hitting Yan Shifan's heart fiercely.

It was only at this time that Yan Shifan reacted to where King Yu lost.

After this, Yan Shifan seemed to have thought of something, and after hesitating for a long time, he mustered up his courage and lowered his voice.

"Father, do you mean that Your Majesty has now pinned all his hopes on the child in the womb of the Imperial Concubine Shen?"

"However, Your Majesty is now in his fifties, in case the time comes......"

Yan Song, who was on the side, couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and interrupted in a cold voice.

"Fool, is this something you can talk about?"

When Yan Shifan heard this, his face suddenly showed a look of panic, and he immediately knelt on the ground with a 'plop' and said in a deep voice.

"Father, the child didn't notice for a while, and said the wrong thing, and asked the father to punish him!"

Seeing this, Yan Song gave Yan Shifan an unusually cold glance and said a warning.

"I don't want to hear this kind of bastard talk from you a second time, otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

"Yes, father, the child knows!"

When Yan Shifan heard Yan Song's words, his face showed gratitude, and he immediately responded.

"Well, get up!"

"Yes, Father!"

After Yan Shifan got up from the ground, Yan Song's voice without a trace of emotion sounded in his ears again.

"Before this, I got the news from the Tai Hospital, if nothing else, the child in the womb of the Imperial Concubine Shen will be in labor in September!"

"What!"

When Yan Shifan heard Yan Song's words, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his face was full of disbelief.

After this, I saw Yan Shifan come back to his senses, turned his gaze to Yan Song, and cautiously asked, "Father...... Father, why doesn't the child know about this? ”

When Yan Song heard this, he glanced at Yan Shifan rather plainly, and explained unhurriedly.

"The reason is very simple, because your father and I have been the head of the cabinet for twenty years!"

After hearing the reason given by Yan Song, Yan Shifan was speechless for a while.

"Yes, no matter what, my father has been the head of the cabinet for twenty years, and so many officials in the court have to live by looking at his face, not to mention the news that the imperial concubine is about to give birth from the Tai Hospital!"

"Alas, I don't know when I will be able to be as majestic as my father?"

Yan Shifan thought so, and immediately came back to his senses, and at this moment he looked at Yan Song with a trace of yearning in his eyes.

Yan Song didn't notice Yan Shifan's burning eyes, but changed his words and continued to add to himself.

"At present, the strategic focus of the imperial court is mainly on the land reform and return to the southwest place, if everything goes well, it will only take two months at most to suppress the local Tusi in Banzhou!"

"If the imperial concubine Shen has another son, it will be a double happiness for Your Majesty!"

When Yan Shifan on the side heard this, he immediately stood up and confirmed to Yan Song.

"Father, do you have so much confidence in Feng Yue, the governor of Huguang who is in charge of commanding the troops this time?"

When Yan Song heard this, he glanced at Yan Shifan, and then spoke.

"This Feng Yue, although the marching battle is slightly inferior to Hu Zongxian, but don't forget, no one in the court knows better than him, those Tusi in the southwest, not to mention his subordinates, and Shi Bangxian, a fierce general!"

"There is a way, knowing oneself and knowing that the other side will not be defeated in a hundred battles, and now the imperial court has given him such great support from Feng Yue, not only is there enough food and ordnance, but even the new weapons that have just been produced by the Ordnance Department have been transported to him!"

When Yan Song said this, he withdrew his gaze from Yan Shifan's body and continued.

"If you can't even beat this, then he, Feng Yue, the governor of Huguang, has no need to continue to be the present!"

"Father has a point!"

Yan Shifan, who was on the side, lowered his head after listening to Yan Song's analysis, and said with a happy heart.

Immediately, Yan Song seemed to suddenly remember, and after clearing his throat, he looked at Yan Shifan and asked.

"By the way, Yan Shifan, how did the incident I explained to you before?"

"Back to his father's words, the child has already instructed this matter, and the person responsible for repairing the embankment has already been found!"

When Yan Shifan heard this, he immediately spoke out without thinking.

After listening to Yan Shifan's report, Yan Song may have felt a little uneasy, and followed up with another instruct.

"Well, don't be careless about this matter, if the flood season comes, the dam can't withstand the impact and collapses, your father and my head, I'm afraid I will have to fall to the ground!"

"Yes, father, the child understands that the officials that the child is looking for this time are all shrewd and capable people, and there will be absolutely no problems!"

When Yan Shifan heard Yan Song's words, he immediately looked terrified, patted his chest, and assured Yan Song.

When Yan Song heard this, he nodded imperceptibly and commanded.

"Well, it's not too early, you should go back and rest quickly!"

"Yes, Father!"

After that, Yan Shifan did not stay too much in the study, but left directly.

After Yan Shifan left the study, he saw Yan Song trembling and getting up from the chair, coming to the bookcase and sitting down.

The orange candle flame reflected his figure, and at this moment, in his mind, the words that Yan Shifan had said before appeared from time to time.

I don't know how long time has passed, but I saw Yan Song come back to his senses and muttered to himself silently.

"Alas, yes, Your Majesty is now in her fifties, but why does Your Majesty not look like he is in his fifties at all?"

"Not only does there not have many wrinkles on the face, but even the hair is not gray, what is going on?"

……

On the other side, Zhang Juzheng is located in a mansion in the capital.

After the banquet, Zhang Juzheng did not stop at all, and went straight to the sedan chair and returned to his mansion in the capital.

At this moment, Zhang Juzheng was dressed in a single shirt, and in front of him, there was a book that had been opened, and a teacup that was still steaming.

The room was filled with orange candles, and Zhang Juzheng was sipping tea while carefully reviewing in his mind what happened at the banquet today.

"Hmph, this Yan Shifan is really stupid enough, doesn't he know that King Yu, can't he wait to get rid of their father and son as soon as possible, and actually lick his face to please King Yu?"

"The reason why Yuwang performed so well at the banquet today must be Xu Jie's advice behind it!"

"In other words, why did Your Majesty let King Yu preside over this banquet, is it for consideration, or is it simply troublesome?"

Just as Zhang Juzheng was about to follow this train of thought and continue to think about it, suddenly a chill hit him, which made him shudder.

"Well, after going to bed, let's think slowly, so as not to catch a cold!"

Thinking like this, Zhang Ju blew out the candle flame in the room, put the coat he had taken off earlier on his body casually, lit a candle, and returned to his residence.

After Zhang Juzheng was lying on the bed, the previous question still lingered in his mind for a long time.

"Why did Your Majesty let King Yu preside over this banquet?"

"Assuming that Your Majesty wants to take this opportunity to test King Yu, then is King Yu's performance today qualified in the eyes of His Majesty?"

Zhang Juzheng thought about it for a long time, but he didn't get an answer, but just as he was about to fall asleep, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and immediately, he sat up from the bed and muttered to himself.

"I know, I know!"

"Although King Yu performed very well in the whole banquet, this is not what His Majesty wants to see, what His Majesty wants to see is that it is clearly King Yu's ability to deal with problems independently!"

"Your Majesty is talented and wise, how can you not see that Xu Jie is making suggestions behind this?"

"Because of this, King Yu will never have a chance to become the prince and inherit the throne!"

Zhang Juzheng thought of this, his face was full of joy, because as long as King Yu no longer has a chance to ascend the throne, then he doesn't have to worry, after King Yu ascends the throne in the future, he will be liquidated.

After thinking about all this, Zhang Juzheng suddenly felt comfortable physically and mentally, and the burden that had been accumulated in his heart was also unloaded, and he fell asleep immediately.

……

The night passed in the blink of an eye, early in the morning, outside the cabinet.

Xu stepped off the sedan chair and looked at the cabinet close at hand in front of him, feeling extremely comfortable.

Because under his guidance, not only did King Yu behave perfectly at the banquet to entertain the Rakshasa mission, but he also caught Yan Song's handle.

Last night, when Xu Jie finished the banquet and returned to his mansion in the capital in a sedan chair, Wang Ting, the right attendant of the household department, secretly visited and told him a heavy news.

That is, at present, Yan Shifan's Ministry of Industry is sending people to secretly build and strengthen the embankment near the Yellow River.

When Xu Jie learned the news from Wang Ting's mouth, he couldn't help but have a look of shock on his face.

But when Xu Jie thought about it carefully in his mind, after the person in charge of building the embankment was selected in the first place, the shock on his face disappeared invisibly.

At the beginning, it was Zhao Wenhua and Yan Maoqing who were responsible for building the embankment near the Yellow River, and Li Xuan, who was the supervisor of the river.

"Hmph, Yan Song, you created the sins yourself at the beginning, and now you want to make amends secretly, it's too late, I'll see how I handle you later!"

Although Xu Jie had roughly guessed the truth of the matter, he did not intend to report the matter to Jiajing.

Because the crows in the world are as black as the world, they haven't done anything like this, in case the time comes, Yan Song will be forced to be anxious and make things bigger, and when the time comes, everyone will not be able to eat and walk around!

After all, if it is dealt with according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, everyone will have to be dragged to the vegetable market and beheaded!

Just as Xu Jie was still racking his brains and thinking about how to deal with Yan Song next, the rest of his eyes accidentally caught a glimpse of Yan Song's sedan chair.

Seeing this, Xu Jie immediately reined in his thoughts, and after Yan Song's sedan chair stopped, he immediately greeted him.

"Elder Yan Ge, are you here so early?"

"Oh, it's Elder Xu Ge, there have been a lot of affairs recently, so I have to come over early!"

Yan Song saw that it was Xu Jie, and after being stunned for a moment, he immediately responded with a smile.

After that, Yan Song and Xu Jie walked side by side, chatting a few gossips from time to time.

When the two of them marched to the steps outside the cabinet, they saw Xu Jie's footsteps pause suddenly, turn around, and look at Yan Song with a smile.

"Elder Yan Ge, there has been a false rumor spreading in the court recently, I don't know if you know about it?"

"Oh, please ask Elder Xu Ge to speak up!"

When Yan Song heard Xu Jie's words, he secretly raised his vigilance, and immediately put on an interested look and asked.

Xu Jie took in the expression on Yan Song's face, chuckled, and then said slowly.

"I heard that there seems to be a problem with the embankment on the other side of the Yellow River, do you know about it, Elder Yan Ge?"

When Yan Song heard this, his pupils contracted suddenly, although the expression on his face had not changed, but at this moment, his heart was already shocking.

"Damn, where did Xu Jie get the news, could it be that someone in the middle leaked the news?"

Xu Jie looked at Yan Song, who was in disbelief in front of him, and couldn't help but flash a flash of happiness in his eyes, and after that, he lowered his eyes and said to himself silently.

"Yan Song, Yan Song, you also have today!"

After the initial panic, Yan Song quickly reacted, if Xu Jie planned to report this matter to His Majesty, then there was no need for him to remind himself!

What's more, his Xu Jie's ass is also not clean, and he Xu Jie's has done nothing less like this.

In other words, Xu Jie wanted to take this opportunity to get chips from his own hands.

"Damn Xu Jie, he actually took advantage of this incident...... How despicable! ”

Yan Song thought so, his face was full of gloom, and then he saw him forcibly calm down, turned his gaze to Xu Jie, and said unhurriedly.

"Elder Xu Ge, I don't hide it, I didn't know about this matter before, but thank you Elder Xu Ge for reminding me, I will deal with it!"

Yan Song's words, in Xu Jie's view, contain other meanings: "Don't talk nonsense, what do you want, just put it forward!" ”

Hearing this, Xu Jie, after thinking for a moment, immediately spoke unhurriedly.

"Elder Yan Ge, not long ago, His Majesty allocated 9.65 million taels of silver in order to repair and strengthen the embankment, right?"

As soon as Xu Jie's words fell, Yan Song keenly understood what Xu Jie's intention was expressing: "As compensation for covering up this matter, hand over your share together!" ”

"This damn Xu Jie, he has such a big appetite!"

After that, I saw Yan Song organize the language in his mind, and then spoke.

"Well, Elder Xu Ge is right, not long ago, His Majesty asked your household department to allocate 9.65 million taels of silver to strengthen the embankment."

"In addition to the four and a half million taels of silver spent, there are still five million taels of silver left!"

When Xu Jie heard Yan Song's words, he nodded imperceptibly, and immediately, he saw him put on a look of righteous indignation, and said in a deep voice.

"Well, these bastards don't do anything all day, and it's quite exciting to spread these rumors!"

After that, I saw Xu Jie turn his gaze to Yan Song on the side and say comfortingly.

"Elder Yan Ge, you don't have to worry, I will deal with the rumors well, and I won't let these rumors interfere with you, and the next thing will be troublesome Elder Yan Ge!"

"Where, where, Xu Ge's old words are serious!"

When Yan Song heard Xu Jie's words, he immediately bowed his head slightly to Xu Jie, and then spoke.

"It's not too early, Elder Yan Ge, let's go in!"

"Hmm."

(End of chapter)