Xu Jie walked all the way back from Wanshou Palace under the scorching sun. When he returned to check in, he found that not only his son Xu Fan was still too lazy to stay here, but Yan Na was also here.

Yan Na was a native of Changshu, South Zhili Province. He was a Jinshi in the 20th year of Jiajing. He entered the Hanlin Academy as a Shujishi. He was good at writing Qing Ci and was promoted to a higher rank. Now he is the Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Although he had been promoted to Minister of Rites, he was different from Wu Shan. He would still appear in Xiyuan from time to time, and would write a few Qing Ci poems from time to time and submit them to the emperor.

From an official with a pockmarked face to a high-ranking Minister of Rites, he even had the opportunity to enter the cabinet and worship the prime minister. Whether it was out of gratitude or for power, there were reasons for him to maintain his loyalty to the Holy One and his support for the Holy One's monastic cause.

Because they are from the same hometown, the relationship between the two families has always been good. However, I don't know whether he got the news or came to write Qingci to please the emperor. Yan Ne was already sitting at the tea table and drinking tea slowly.

"Brother Minqing (name of Yan Ne)!"

Xu Jie came in and saw Yan Ne, and immediately saluted the fellow countryman gently.

Yan Ne was once ostracized because of his pockmarked face, but this fellow countryman was the only one who treated him kindly. As a result, he always maintained respect for Xu Jie, and now he was a political ally, so he immediately returned the favor gently.

Xu Jie was a little thirsty. Even when he sat down at the tea table, Xu Fan was indifferent. However, Yan Ne took the initiative to pour a cup of tea for Xu Jie.

"Dad, what did the emperor say to you?" Xu Fan asked anxiously as he watched his father sit down.

Xu Jie ignored his son, but took out the memorial from his sleeve, handed it directly to Yan Ne and said: "Brother Minqing (Yan Ne's name), please take a look!"

Yan Ne gently put down the teapot and reached out to take the memorial.

When he saw "Supervisory Censor Zhang Wei", his face immediately showed a solemn look, knowing that this was the memorial that caused a storm in the city. After hurriedly opening it, he read it very seriously, as if he was afraid that he would miss anything.

Literally.

Xu Fan was a very curious person. He immediately came over and quickly read the contents of the memorial. He looked at Xu Jie with confusion and said: "Dad, isn't this the same as what we discussed? Could it be that he eavesdropped?

Is our conversation going to end?"

"Shut up!" Xu Jie was very annoyed with his son who couldn't help him up the wall, and immediately scolded him. Not to mention that this was not the case. If such words were spread, he would obviously want to arouse suspicion among them.

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Xu Fan was scolded and reached out to touch his nose in frustration, but he ignored his father's scolding and continued to pry into these secrets.

Yan Ne put down the memorial and thought about it seriously for a moment, then he said to Xu Jie with a smile: "Mr. Xu Ge, the emperor gave this memorial to you instead of to Mr. Yan Ge. Isn't it time for me to congratulate you?"

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It was already obvious that if the emperor wanted to protect the Yan family and his son, then this memorial would naturally be handed over to Yan Song. However, this memorial was given to Xu Jie, and he undoubtedly had the intention of dealing with it.

"Brother Minqing, it's still too early to tell! And you should have seen that Wu Yuejing's skills are not simple!" Xu Jie has always been cautious, so naturally he cannot get carried away now, but reminded him with a hint.

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Yan Ne looked at the memorial in his hand, nodded gently and said: "That's true! If Mr. Yan Ge falls, the credit will probably be attributed to Wu Yuejing, and he will probably take the position of leader of Qingliu.

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Unlike those other ministers who exchanged favors with their youthful Ci, Wu Shan was the most orthodox Ci minister and did not get promoted. Instead, he slowly worked his way up to the position of Minister of Rites.

Whether it was the solar eclipse dispute last year or Geng Yan's speech to the emperor earlier this year, his various styles have been praised by scholars and officials in the Qing Dynasty all over the world, and he is already the number one virtuous minister in the Qing Dynasty.

Although it is impossible to reap the benefits of joining the cabinet and worshiping the prime minister, Wu Shan's reputation will definitely be greatly improved. In the future, he may be able to respond to hundreds of responses and become a greater threat than Yuan Wei.

"Now that the matter has come to this, I have no time to worry about it! I plan to vote for the three judicial departments to jointly investigate Yan Shifan!" Xu Jie did not want to cause trouble, and still chose to put all his energy on Yan Dang.

When Xu Fan heard this decision, he immediately complained: "Dad, Wancai of Dali Temple, Cai Yuncheng, Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, and Yushi of Zuodu, these are all members of the Yan Party. If we ask them to investigate Yan Shifan, how can they possibly find out the problem?"

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Yan Ne sipped the tea in silence, but smiled and said nothing.

Xu Jie looked at his son and immediately said with a straight face: "Then what do you think should be done to vote? Can you please come and check?"

"Then they can't let their own people investigate!" Xu Fan objected in a low voice, and suddenly suggested with an idea: "Dad, how about we drag that kid into the water and let Shuntian Mansion investigate?"

It would be a good thing if Lin Haoran could be dragged into the water, but Xu Jie was not an old fool and continued with a straight face: "The imperial court has its own regulations! If it hadn't been for the emperor's personal order, it would have been impossible for the Shuntian Mansion to investigate Yan Shifan's case.

A major case involving the chief assistant!"

This is indeed the case. Although Shuntian Prefecture is known as a small criminal bureau, its targets are all major criminal cases involving ordinary people. Only major cases involving court bosses are either Dali Temple or the Sanfa Division.

"Mr. Xu Ge, it is better to do less now than to do more! The emperor actually wants Mr. Yan Ge to step down, so we will act according to his intentions. If the Yan Party wants to cause trouble, then the plan will definitely hit them.

!" Yan Ne took a sip of tea and analyzed rationally.

Xu Jie nodded in approval and said: "That's right! As long as we do our duty, no matter how unwilling Yan Shifan is, there is no way he would dare to go against the emperor! If they dare to go against the emperor, this is actually a good thing!"

At the end of the sentence, there was hope in his eyes, as if he really wanted this scene to happen. However, no matter how powerful the Yan Party was, it could not go against the will of the Holy Emperor.

Xu Fan was confused after hearing this, but he still felt worried in his heart. He felt that the outcome of the Third Law Division would definitely not convict Yan Shifan, and their plan to take the opportunity to force Yan Song to step down would go bankrupt.

"So we'll just wait and see what happens?" Yan Ne said happily as he agreed with Xu Jie's point of view.

Xu Jie shook his head gently and said, "No, I will leave the palace later!"

"Dad, where are you going?" Xu Fan asked curiously.

Although Yan Ne was a veteran in officialdom, he was not the roundworm in Xu Jie's belly after all. He also looked at Xu Jie in confusion.

Xu Jie met the two curious eyes, first took a sip of tea, and then said with a smile: "I want to go to Yan Mansion!"

As soon as these words came out, both Yan Ne and Xu Fan showed expressions of surprise. The two sides had clearly broken up, and a war was imminent, but Xu Jie was going to Yan's Mansion at this time, which was really confusing.
Chapter completed!