After Xu Jie replaced Yan Song, he quickly attracted the Northern Clan, the Zhejiang Party, the Fujian Party and other forces through the slogan "Return the power to the Lord, and return the government affairs to the various officials", thus forming a friendly "shared power" North Korea.

Bureau.

However, not all officials wanted to be content with the status quo, and not all forces would choose to support Xu Jie. Yuan Wei, the former second-in-command, was unwilling to collude with Xu Jiehang.

Lin Haoran was also unwilling to waste his years, and he couldn't bear to watch the dynasty become worse and worse. With his age advantage, he could naturally wait until the day when Xu returned to his hometown, but he knew that the people of Ming Dynasty could not afford to wait.

Xu Jie's administration seemed to do no evil, and even the miscellaneous taxes levied on the people were lighter than those during Yan Song's period. However, if the government could not make ends meet for a long time, officials would naturally be able to live in good clothing and food every day, but the common people in the world would continue to do so.

Living in dire straits, the number of refugees in Ming Dynasty will only increase.

Looking back on the four years since Xu Jie took office, he has considered more of his own interests. From the initial restoration of the old Huaiyan customs, to the connivance of rebels and bandits from all over the country, to the current exercise of power to exclude dissidents, it is even worse than Yan Song at the beginning.

Yan Song at least fully supported Hu Zongxian in resolving the Japanese invasion in the southeast. He once clearly opposed the reconstruction of the Longevity Palace, but Xu Jie has always catered to Jiajing and all parties. He still spends national funds to build the Chengtian Palace and so on.

Large-scale projects.

Lin Haoran was determined to change this decadent dynasty. He faced Xu Jie's unkind gaze with a calm expression. He came to the room and respectfully saluted Jiajing on the bed: "I, Lin Haoran, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, come to see the emperor. Long live my emperor!"

Long live!"

"Pingshen!" Jiajing's spirit was not very good and he responded calmly.

The voice seemed a little soft, and Lin Haoran didn't hear it very clearly. He first raised his head to confirm with Huang Jin who was standing by the bed. When he saw Huang Jin nodded slightly, he responded loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Lin Aiqing, do you know why I summoned you?" Jiajing cheered up slightly and asked in a deep voice.

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Lin Haoran seemed to have guessed, and responded loudly: "Your Majesty, Yan Shifan was executed in March last year, and now it is more than May. However, the country has not gained anything, the people have not returned it, and the huge amount of stolen money can only be seen in thin books.

Above! I sincerely request the emperor to grant the request and order Jiangxi to immediately escort the stolen silver to Beijing, and select a worthy minister to replace Cheng Shojie to preside over the inspection of the Yan family!"

Huh?

Huang Jin listened to Lin Haoran's answer and couldn't help but observe Jiajing's reaction.

"Play, you continue to play!"

Xu Jie had already seen through Lin Haoran's conspiracy, and when he saw Lin Haoran stupidly biting Cheng Shouji, he couldn't help but despise with resentment in his heart.

Jiajing knew that Lin Haoran had misunderstood his intention, so he said without any annoyance: "We will discuss the matter of Cheng Shou Jie later. I summoned you to the palace today, but it is actually for other things!"

Lin Haoran's brows furrowed slightly, and he raised his hands in confusion, saying, "I am stupid, please give me a clear explanation from your Majesty!"

"Stupid? Do you deserve it?"

Xu Jie saw that Lin Haoran really didn't leave any flaws, and looked at Lin Haoran next to him with disdain. He really wanted to step forward and tear off this man's mask and let the world take a look. Where can there be anything better than this in the world?

A smarter person.

Jiajing was completely convinced that Lin Haoran had no intention of revealing Yan Song's death this time, but he asked calmly: "Old Yan Ge... is he really dead?"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Jie and Huang Jin looked at Lin Haoran nervously.

Lin Haoran was slightly stunned at first, and then replied seriously: "This is indeed the case! According to the minister, I recently learned that Cheng Shoujie sealed off the Yan family's old house last year, but Mr. Yan Ge did not want to leave Jieqiao Village, so he chose to settle down next to the village.

Residence! But for some unknown reason, he suddenly disappeared for some time, and a group of scholars discovered him dead in a ruined temple a few days ago!"

"Wei Zhong..."

When Jiajing heard what Lin Haoran said, a kind of sadness filled his eyes.

Although he gave up on Yan Song and even ordered Yan Shifan to be killed and the Yan family to be raided, he always had a relationship with Yan Song as a monarch and a minister. When he heard that Yan Song had really fallen to such a low point, he felt a sense of self-blame in his heart.

mood.

Xu Jie watched Lin Haoran reveal the matter directly, but he asked angrily: "Lin Shangshu, the rumors are not true. I wonder where you got such ridiculous words?"

"Master Yuan Fu, do you really know nothing about this?" Lin Haoran faced the angry Xu Jie and responded with a smile.

Xu Jie snorted coldly and responded confidently: "There are a lot of rumors in the capital. I heard earlier that Yan Song had taken refuge with his disciples, but the rumors stop with the wise!"

When things developed to this point, he naturally had to pretend that he had no knowledge of it, and he firmly insisted that Yan Song's death was just a rumor and could not let this matter be confirmed immediately.

Jiajing also knew that he could not just listen to Lin Haoran's words, so he put away his grief and said: "Lin Aiqing, how did you learn about this?"

Huang Jin looked at Lin Haoran curiously. The source of this news was undoubtedly crucial. If it came from a senior official in Jiangxi, then the news would be credible, but if it was heard from hearsay, it would have to be verified.

"Reporting to the Emperor, I have always been concerned about the stolen money, so I am more concerned about the news in Jiangxi! A few days ago, a disciple wrote to inform Cheng Shoujie that the inspection of the Yan family was still delayed, and the letter also mentioned it briefly!" Lin Haoran said immediately!

According to the source.

Because Lin Haoran served as the examiner of the joint examination last year, he accepted 300 student examinations. Now his students can be said to be spread across the two capitals and thirteen provinces. If you want to inquire about the news in Jiangxi, the students there are naturally willing to serve as

His eyes and ears.

This explanation is undoubtedly very reasonable, seems very natural, and has a certain degree of credibility.

The corners of Xu Jie's mouth raised slightly, but he asked straight to the point: "Haha... Lin Shangshu, you are really worried about world affairs! But I don't know which disciple of yours told me, where is the letter now?"

This court was full of smart people. While Lin Haoran was figuring out Xu Jie, Xu Jie was also convinced that Lin Haoran's so-called disciple's letter was also a fabricated product.

Huang Jin listened to Xu Jie's question and looked at Lin Haoran curiously.

"Master Yuanfu, I have told you that you don't know it. As for the letter, I didn't keep it deliberately, but I don't know if it can be found! However, one of Master Yuanfu's disciples is responsible for checking the Yan family, and another disciple is the prefect of Yuanzhou. You follow Yan Ge

We were still in-laws in the old days, could it be that we really don’t know anything about it?” Lin Haoran was not going to be taken advantage of, but he immediately countered.

"I will not instruct my disciples to find out about these rumors, let alone believe some rumors!" Xu Jie snorted again, and reiterated to Jiajing: "Your Majesty, I think Lin Shangshu is clearly trying to confuse people here.

Everyone, this is not credible!"

Lin Haoran did not defend himself, but raised his hands to Jiajing and said: "Your Majesty, I have listened to what I said this time, but I dare not say that this matter is absolutely true! If your Majesty wants to know the truth, you can

The purpose is to inquire, and everything will be judged by the public!"

"Yes, please make an inquiry immediately, Your Majesty, to crush the rumors!" Xu Jie was immediately happy and found that Lin Haoran was still cute, and he echoed Lin Haoran's suggestion.

Although he knew that there was only one result in issuing an inquiry, it was no longer that important whether Yan Song's death should be concealed or not, as long as he was given time to buffer the emperor's anger.

Seeing that the two important ministers had reached an agreement, Huang Jin couldn't help but turned to look at Jiajing curiously.

Jiajing sighed softly and asked coldly: "Do you think I am really old and confused?"

"I don't dare!" Xu Jie and Lin Haoran were slightly startled and immediately responded.
Chapter completed!