"Fifth Ancestor, Yan Zhongcheng's letter..."

After Yang Jinshui finished handling today's affairs, he walked out of the Ritual Supervisor and was about to return to his residence to rest when his confidant came to him and handed him a letter.

Yang Jinshui took it, with a thoughtful look in his eyes and a hint of joy.

But when he entered the room, stepped back, opened the letter, and after reading it carefully, his joy disappeared and he snorted coldly: "I gave up five points. Since I realized that something was wrong, I only gave up this much.

In the mind of Mr. Yan Ge, is it so easy to get rid of the inner court?"

Yan Maoqing did not dare not listen to Yan Song's words and immediately made concessions.

In his opinion, with the huge interests of Jiangnan Weaving Bureau, five-fifths of the profits are just countless silver coins, which is already very distressing, and he also feels that the other party should be content.

After all, the supervision of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau was run by the strict party of the outer court, and the eunuchs in the palace were always taking advantage of it.

But the people who are more greedy than corrupt officials in the world are often eunuchs. In Yang Jinshui's view, the supervision of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau was promoted by him after he became the eunuch Bingbi. Now that something has happened to the Yan Party and they need support from the palace, they can actually do it.

Give five cents profit? Send away the beggar?

His tall and thin body slowly stood up, and after pacing for a while, he headed towards Lu Fang's house without making a private decision.

It was rare that the internal minister of the Ming Dynasty was not with Jiajing, playing with bonsai and enjoying his leisurely old life.

Hearing the familiar footsteps, Lu Fang turned around and smiled slightly: "Jinshui, come and stay with me!"

"Eh!"

Yang Jinshui waved his hand, and the servants around him all exited. He came to Lu Fang, took the scissors, and started trimming according to the instructions.

Not long after, a luxurious, rich, elegant and simple scenery appeared.

The flower pot is covered with green grass, the tree roots on the pot are branched and standing, the trunk is vigorous and powerful, and the flowers are bright and blooming on the branches. Every detail complements each other and shows the foundation of the work.

Yang Jinshui hurriedly praised: "Foreign master's creation, I have found the source of my heart, my lord's wonderful hand!"

Lu Fang looked at it carefully, but she didn't seem satisfied. She said meaningfully: "This man is happy and knows his destiny. The same is true for trees. How do you think it will grow?"

Yang Jinshui's eyes flashed, and he understood that he should not just look at the tree. He looked at it for a moment and said: "The branches and leaves of this tree are too lush, and its momentum seems a bit..."

After hearing this, Lu Fang nodded slightly and showed a look of approval: "Isn't it a bit overwhelming? It's too strong and not liked. I'm afraid it will be moved tomorrow."

Yang Jinshui understood it. It seemed that the Yan Party was too powerful, and his master, Long Live the Lord, really had a problem with the Yan family and his son.

And various major cases in this dynasty show that once the emperor's attitude changes, no matter how powerful his ministers are, they will be in great danger.

There were many complicated reasons for Yan Song's loss of power in history, but when analyzed by later generations, many people regarded one incident as a turning point.

That was related to Lan Daoxing, who was the most favored Taoist around Jiajing after Tao Zhongwen's death. He was good at the art of supporting the ji.

The so-called fuqi is to insert a dustpan into a pen and let two people support it. The fuqi person holds the pen and writes on the sand table constantly, while chanting that a certain god will be attached to the body.

What is written in this state is the instructions of the gods. After being compiled into words, you can predict good or bad luck and act according to the instructions of the gods.

That is to ask the gods to come up and speak through the mouth of the gods.

One day, when Lan Daoxing was supporting the temple, he said, "Today there is a treacherous minister who is going to do something." Yan Song happened to come to ask for the memorial, and Shizong felt disgusted with Yan Song.

This is a twist that sounds funny, but is quite believable.

Because Zhu Houcong, Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty, was such a person.

The three chief ministers of the Jiajing Dynasty, Zhang Cong, Xia Yan, and Yan Song, were all extremely powerful when they liked them, supported them vigorously, and had a lot of patience. Once they disliked them, they disliked everything and quickly lost power and even died.

In a sense, the Emperor of Heaven is actually another Yan Shifan, extremely smart, but also moody and impulsive.

Therefore, it is difficult for those who do not understand to guess the emperor's thoughts in the fog, but for those who do understand, they can understand him clearly.

Lu Fang is undoubtedly the latter, but he is loyal to Jiajing. He likes what his master likes, and hates what his master hates. Now Jiajing is very unhappy with what Yan and his son have done, and naturally has changed his attitude.

If Yan Dang was sensible at this time and gave up the huge profits of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau to make the master happy and the 100,000 servants in the palace to benefit, the Chief of Ceremonies would also put in a few nice words.

But now Yan Maoqing's actions are to send beggars away, and Yang Jinshui is even ready to add insult to injury: "When will your Excellency plan to remove this tree?"

Lu Fang said calmly: "It still needs to hold up the facade, and it won't be able to be removed for a while."

The Strict Party is at the height of its power and has a large number of adherents in both the government and the public. It is unrealistic for it to collapse once.

Yang Jinshui asked again: "Do you want to prepare early and call a few smart people to clean up?"

The Yan Party is full of holes. If you really want to find faults, you will definitely find them. It just depends on who can light the fire in this delicate situation.

Lu Fang said: "A broad approach makes things right, and an urgent task is difficult to achieve results. The maintenance of this courtyard cannot be done overnight, and the people under my command are not meticulous enough. It is better for me to work hard and prune it carefully."

Yang Jinshui said: "Yes, let's go and keep an eye on my child."

Lu Fang picked up the scissors again and gave a final warning: "You don't have to hide it, you can't hide it..."

Yang Jinshui lowered his head: "My child understands."

By the time he returned to his residence, his thoughts had become clear.

The situation in the DPRK has changed, and the trend of the strict party is still unknown. The attitude of the Supervisor of Ceremonies is to keep a distance and clear the relationship.

As for the news, let it be released, and wait and see what happens outside the DPRK!

…

"Father!"

In the Xu Mansion, Xu Fan walked into the study.

Compared to the bustle and bustle of the Yan Mansion where weddings are held, this place is quite deserted.

On the one hand, Yan Dang was overjoyed and congratulated him, on the other hand, Qingliu was disdainful and drew a clear line.

Xu Fan was very angry and unwilling to do so.

As the son of a pavilion elder, he was appointed as Taichang Qing, and his younger brothers Xu Kun and Xu Ying were appointed as Shang Baoqing. The position was actually not low, in line with his status, but his power was completely marginalized, and he was completely different from the powerful Yan Shifan.

Because everyone in the government and the public knew that Mr. Xu Ge had no independent opinion in his work as an official, and expecting to get benefits from him was basically a fool's errand. Naturally, no one would fawn over his son.

Even because Yan Shifan had an inexplicable hostility towards Xu Jie and hated the whole family, he also targeted him. Xu Fan lived a very uncomfortable life and even betrothed his beloved daughter to Yan Shifan's unlearned son.

I couldn't sleep well day or night.

Finally, the turning point has come!

Xu Jie was reading a book. Facing his excited son, he took off his Ming Dynasty glasses and said calmly: "What's wrong?"

Xu Fan took a deep breath and handed over the post: "Father, Wu Shilai, the head of the Criminal Department, Zhang Chong (chong) and Dong Chuance, want to impeach Yan Song!"

When Wu Shi came, Zhang Chong was a disciple of Xu Jie, and Dong Chuance was a fellow villager of Xu Jie. They were all staunch supporters. Xu Jie's expression did not change, he still held the scroll and asked: "What crime?"

Xu Fan said in a deep voice: "Taking bribes harms the country!"

Xu Jie was noncommittal: "Besides, what else is there?"

Xu Fan saw that his father's attitude did not seem to agree, but he gritted his teeth and still said: "Break the engagement and keep my Xu family's name clear!"

Xu Jie then put down the book and sighed softly: "Is there news from Ouchi?"

Xu Fan nodded heavily: "There are many rumors in the palace. Your Majesty is very unhappy with Party Yan's actions recently!"

Xu Jie said: "So you think the Yan Party will fall?"

Xu Fan raised his eyebrows: "The Strict Party is rampant in corruption and commits all kinds of evil, all because they rely on favor... As long as His Majesty's holy hearing is not blocked, of course they can't continue to be rampant!"

Xu Jie shook his head: "What the palace says may not be true!"

Xu Fan was stunned: "Is such a big event fake?"

Xu Jie handed over the book in his hand.

"Shibo Division?"

Xu Fan took it and discovered that it contained the records of the Guangzhou Shipping Department.

During the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang implemented a maritime ban. During the Yongle period, Zhu Di relaxed it slightly, and then strictly prohibited it. Until the Zhengde period, maritime smuggling was rampant. Seeing that private trips to sea could not be banned, officials took advantage of the situation and several major shipping companies no longer prohibited foreign merchants from coming to China.

Domestic maritime merchants are also fishing in troubled waters.

During the Jiajing Dynasty, it became strict again, closing all ports except Guangzhou Shipping Department, destroying banned ships, prohibiting private trade at sea, and bringing out the Taizu's tactics again.

As a result, the maritime merchants became dissatisfied and colluded with foreign pirates. Japanese pirates became rampant and killed countless people.

It was not until the previous war suppressed the arrogance of the bandits that things subsided. Therefore, the Municipal Shipping Department was reopened, and the discussion of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau has become a topic of discussion in the court recently.

As the son of the elder, Xu Fan certainly knew that this was a distribution of interests between the outer court and the inner court. The Yan Party promoted the Weaving Bureau in order to embezzle and profit from it, while the Secretary of Ceremonies promoted the Weaving Bureau in the hope that the eunuchs would leave the palace again and arrive at the palace.

Local power.

After flipping through some of the accounts recorded in the book, Xu Fan thought: "My father's intention is that the palace will use this matter to put pressure on Party Yan in an attempt to obtain greater benefits in the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau? But Eunuch Lu

...will you agree?”

Xu Jie said: "Eunuch Lu is not the only one in the palace. This incident has come out of the blue and we have to be on guard!"

He knew very well what Lu Fang was like. He was by no means a greedy person, but there were hundreds of thousands of mouths in the palace waiting to be fed. As the internal minister, there was no hope that he would be honest and honest. He would definitely be able to do certain things.

Therefore, from Xu Jie's point of view, when he was unable to understand the specific situation happening in the palace and could only listen to the rumors, he would not dare to take action rashly.

Xu Fan couldn't accept this kind of caution and was suspicious: "Father, this is a God-given opportunity. Once it is passed by Yan Dang and regains His Majesty's favor, I don't know how long it will take!"

Xu Jie knew that his son was upset and worried that he would act impulsively. He thought for a moment and said, "You can send someone to Tianshi Mansion. If Mr. Xiao Ge returns to Yan Mansion, let the matter be dropped. If he doesn't show up within five days,
To be continued...