The Prosperous Era of Longwan

Gao Gong and Wei Guangde walked into the garden of Prince Yu's Mansion and walked slowly along the path.

"Does Shandai have a good way to properly resolve Yan Shifan's matter this time?"

The meaning of Gao Gong's words was naturally to ask how Wei Guangde should be convicted, how to place Yan Shifan, and how to speak in front of Emperor Jiajing to dissuade Emperor Jiajing from retaining him.

"No, but if King Yu previously proposed not to allow Yan Shifan to enter the capital, Shandai would definitely not agree to it."

Wei Guangde really had no idea and could only take one step at a time, because the key depends on what kind of confession Yan Shifan will provide.

Although the current Yan Shifan is a guilty minister, he has a special status. If he died on the way without knowing anything, he would not be able to explain it to the emperor or anyone else, and it is impossible not to give his confession to Emperor Jiajing Royal view.

If the words in the confession are inappropriate, you must find a way to deal with them.

Moreover, because of the power of the Yan family in the court, they simply wanted to cheat and deceive the emperor with false confessions. Once the incident happened, no one could bear the thunderous wrath of Emperor Jiajing.

"Prince Yu's words were just careless words. Don't take Shan Lian to heart."

When Gao Gong heard what Wei Guangde said about King Yu, he smiled and covered it up, and then said seriously: "Previously, I heard King Yu say that you initially thought that the Guangdong Dusi and the Inspector General should arrest fugitives in the name of hunting down fugitives. Yan Shifan.”

Hearing what Gao Gong said, Wei Guangde already roughly understood what Gao Gong had in mind. He curled his lips with a wry smile, thinking that it was already too late. If Mr. Xu Ge delayed the memorial for a few days, it might be too late.

Sure enough, Gao Gong's next words completely exposed his thoughts.

"Immediately contact the director of the Guangdong Procuratorate and ask him to immediately sign the sea arrest documents and send people to Jiangxi to pick up the people. I will also go to see Mr. Xu Ge immediately and ask him to communicate with the Guangdong side. We will also do the same in the capital. I'm trying to delay time and ensure that the Guangdong side can capture Yan Shifan first, what do you think?"

"Brother Suqing, now that the memorial is in front of His Majesty, it's too late to think about this."

Wei Guangde sighed and said, "Even if the Guangdong Procuratorate takes away the person as you said, His Majesty will issue an order to have Yan Shifan taken to the capital for trial. After all, it is the imperial censor who impeaches him."

Seeing Gao Gong's frown, he added: "For the current plan, we can only take one step at a time. We must pay more attention to Yan Shifan's confession. We must not make any mistakes again and cause a bad reaction from His Majesty." .”

"Don't you have any good ideas?"

Gao Gong still frowned and said in distress.

"Brother Su Qing, what we have to consider now is whether those members of the strict party who have been reinstated in the DPRK will make any changes at this time.

In my opinion, these people should be identified as soon as possible, and the unreliable ones among them should be arranged to leave the capital as soon as possible, whether it is external transfer or official business, in short, they cannot stay in the capital and become a boost to the Yan family.

What's more, I still haven't figured out why Yan Shifan made such a mistake with his intelligence. "

Wei Guangde said.

"What?"

However, after he finished speaking, Gao Gong's reaction was much more intense than he expected.

"You mean, Yan Shifan did this on purpose, just to get someone to report him so that he could return to the capital?"

Gao Gongke really hadn't thought about this problem before. If Yan Shifan did it deliberately and the purpose was to return to the capital in an upright manner, then he would be in big trouble.

Gao Gong actually admired Yan Shifan's talents. Apart from corruption and perverting the law, if his wisdom was used in the right way, he would be a strong competitor for cabinet ministers. Even if his background was flawed, his flaws would not hide his flaws.

Besides, it's not like Emperor Jiajing didn't let people with disadvantaged family backgrounds into the cabinet, but letting him take charge of the Hanlin Academy would be regarded as gold-plated and he had a Hanlin Academy background.

Emperor Jiajing was the same person as Yan Shifan in handling practical matters.

Although the methods may be wild and imaginative, they can still get to the point and solve the problem.

Well, they are actually utilitarians, more pragmatic than pragmatic.

However, at this time, Gao Gong suddenly discovered that the person in front of him was also a similar person.

Such people can only do things, but they must not ascend to high positions, otherwise they may become the next Yan Song or Yan Shifan.

Wei Guangde naturally didn't know Gao Gong's thoughts.

However, even if he knew, he would just laugh. Anyway, he doesn't have high hopes for Gao Gong or even Xu Jie. They are not from the same group. The only thing they have in common is that they are all egoists.

"Why does he think he can escape unscathed and even have a chance to be reinstated?"

Gao Gong's voice was filled with anger. Perhaps he felt that this was a naked slap in the face from Yan Shifan, who looked down on them completely.

Yan Shifan was an arrogant and conceited man. When he was still the Shaoqing of Shangbaosi in the capital, he publicly said: "There are only three talents in the world, but Ji, Lu Bing and Yang Bo."

Until many years later, when he was already the minister of the Ministry of Industry, he still often mentioned this matter to others and boasted about it.

After all, at that time, Yang Bo had already served as the governor of a town, and Lu Bing was in charge of the royal guards to invade the government and the opposition.

These all indicate his accurate vision of people.

It can only be said that scholars are arrogant. Xu Jie, Gao Gong and others were naturally dissatisfied with Yan Shifan's belittling and looking down upon him.

In Yan Shifan's words, he was the smartest person during the Jiajing period. Only he, Yang Bo, the doctor at the time, and Lu Bingcai, the commander of the Jinyiwei, were jointly called the three wizards of Jiajing.

He admits that he is not as eloquent as Yang Bo, nor as deep and scheming as Lu Bing, but he is the most powerful of the three, because although his advantage is not as good as theirs, it is very practical-smart.

As for the other people who were not mentioned, they are naturally idiots.

After venting his anger in just a few words, Gao Gong realized that he had lost his composure, and unconsciously said to Wei Guangde, "I lost my composure just now. Don't worry about good loans."

Wei Guangde smiled and nodded, but he didn't know the reason for Gao Gong's anger, which was a bit strange.

"It seems that only by finding out the basis for Yan Shifan's calculation can we make him completely miscalculate."

Gao Gong said again at this time.

Just now, he followed what Wei Guangde said, assuming that Yan Shifan really made a deliberate plan and the purpose was to return to the capital, he must have something to rely on.

To deal with Yan Shifan, he must be eliminated.

Without support, it depends on how crazy he is.

"hehe."

Hearing Gao Gong's words, Wei Guangde couldn't help but chuckle.

Wei Guangde didn't understand why Gao Gong didn't think of something that was obvious.

"Does Shandai know Yan Shifan's reliance?"

Hearing Wei Guangde's laughter, Gao Gong did not feel displeased this time, but asked humbly.

"Yan Shifan and I, Prince Yu, are in conflict. Even if we can still be free, how long can we last?"

Wei Guangde did not directly answer Gao Gong's question, but gave a rhetorical question.

"Yes, even if he can still live freely when His Majesty is on the throne, once His Majesty ascends the throne, his good days will come to an end. Unless he can step into the ranks of cabinet ministers, he will be able to retire from the court."

Gao Gong looked around before saying.

In the Ming Dynasty, as long as you entered the cabinet, it was basically equivalent to giving a talisman to the civil servants, a gold medal to avoid death. No matter how big a mistake you made, you would usually only be ordered to serve, but not punished.

After all, no matter how you say it, the cabinet ministers are the five great bachelors, who are the role models for scholars all over the world.

As for Xia Yan, it was because of his bad luck that he did something stupid when the emperor was confused.

As long as Emperor Jiajing was still clear-headed at that time, or if someone around him could give a little reminder, Xia Yan would not be executed.

It's a pity that everyone around the emperor who could speak at that time wanted Xia Yan to die, which shows that he offended many people.

Emperor Jiajing could do stupid things, but King Yu couldn't.

"But it's difficult for him. Once a capable officer is restored to his post, he has to be grateful. Even if he feels comfortable serving His Majesty later, it's just the fate of the minister.

Your Majesty will not leave your son an unhappy person to worry about. "

Wei Guangde smiled.

"Then what does he rely on?"

Since Wei Guangde also believes that it is impossible for Yan Shifan to join the cabinet, then what can he rely on? Sooner or later he will be liquidated.

In fact, the Yan family had already been liquidated in the 41st year of Jiajing. He Yan Shifan only had to enjoy himself among the people, and he had already made so much money, as long as he did not make a big fuss.

Even if King Yu wants to bring up old matters again after he ascends the throne, the Ming Dynasty also has laws, that is, it is impossible to make two judgments on an old case. At that time, neither the cabinet nor the Ministry of Justice will act according to King Yu's wishes.

"Huguang, Anlu."

Wei Guangde just whispered.

"King Jing?"

Gao Gong reacted immediately when Wei Guangde said this.

If the Yan family can still stand up, then there is only one way for King Jing to ascend to power.

However, under the current circumstances, does King Jing still have a chance?

Gao Gong didn't think so, but he had to think more.

"To put it bluntly, if Yan Shifan can really persuade His Majesty to let him go and let him stay in the capital, with his plans and even setting up some shady activities, we will really be unable to prevent him.

It is said that it takes a thousand days to be a thief, so there is a reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. "

Wei Guangde shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "So, this time Yan Shifan returns to the capital, there must be no flaws in his confession, and he must be convicted to death. The minimum is to be sent to Qiongzhou, the best..."

Wei Guangde was still talking here, but Gao Gong's heart had already flown to Anlu, Huguang.

After Wei Guangde finished speaking, he realized that Gao Gong seemed to be a little distracted.

"Brother Suqing, brother Suqing, what's wrong with you?"

Wei Guangde hurriedly stood in front of Gao Gong and whispered softly.

After a while, Gao Gong was awakened by Wei Guangde, but the first words he said after he regained consciousness made Wei Guangde's heart sink, but he did not dare to answer.

"Prince Jing seems to have no heirs."

How should Wei Guangde handle this? Although Wei Guangde also wanted King Jing to die, after all, he was a noble man from Tianhuang and he couldn't afford to offend him.

"Yan Shifan relies on King Jing and relies on King Jing. It turns out that this is so cruel."

Gao Gong, however, was thinking about himself and whispered.

Wei Guangde saw that Gao Gong had understood what he meant, so he simply turned around and looked around.

He was also worried that the conversation between the two of them just now was overheard by someone who was interested. Then it would be terrible, and he might be involved.

Think about it, the current emperor is still Jiajing, and King Jing is also his biological son.

Wei Guangde secretly made trouble in order to see if Gao Gong could deal with King Jing.

Without King Jing, what else would Yan Shifan have to fight with?

Even if he really murdered King Yu, King Yu would still have heirs. As long as Emperor Jiajing dies, his days of Yan Shifan will be over.

What else is he fighting for?

Without hope, does Yan Shifan still have the courage to continue fighting?

Even if it wasn't for himself, he still had to bear all the blame for his Yan family.

Thinking of this, Gao Gong already knew what they should do in this confrontation with Yan Shifan.

It's just that the matter is serious. Although I have a clue, I don't dare to talk to others. I have to think about it myself and carefully consider the plan.

If you do this, it will be a capital crime to destroy the nine tribes.

After that, neither of them said much.

Gao Gong said a few words casually, but Wei Guangde didn't answer.

In fact, Wei Guangde was also worried that Gao Gong would blame this matter on himself.

It is enough for you to make a few remarks yourself and point out the lifeblood of the problem.

As for whether Gao Gong dared to take action, that was not his business.

Even if something happens in the future, I can always blame it on myself.

The reason why Wei Guangde thought that Yan Shifan might have deliberately returned to the capital was because he knew that Yan Shifan knew Emperor Jiajing too well and he knew how to impress him.

As for pointing out that Yan Shifan will be detrimental to King Yu after returning to Beijing, this is actually not surprising, because Chen Ju once sent him a message to let him know that after Lu Bing killed Zhao Wenhua, the battle in the court had broken down. The original unspoken rules.

Even Yan Shifan and King Jing once wanted to poison King Yu.

Yan Shifan wants to push King Jing to power, which is impossible given the current situation. The only chance is for King Yu to die.

Once King Yu dies, everything falls apart.

Thinking back to when Chen Ju reminded him to pay attention to his diet, Wei Guangde couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.

If he points it out at this time, it is just tit for tat.

The next time Gao Gong spent in Prince Yu's Mansion was like a year, he needed a quiet environment to carefully consider this matter, and he really didn't want to be public.

After the night banquet at Prince Yu's Mansion, Wei Guangde returned home and went straight to his study without even changing into his official uniform.

After the screen retreated, he polished the ink himself and began to write family letters.

In Wei Guangde's view, he has done enough for this matter. If Gao Gong still can't accomplish this, it would be unreasonable.

Those in power cannot play well with those in power, so there is really no hope of staying in this camp. It is better to quit the court and find a place to live.

One letter from home was naturally addressed to Xu Bangrui of Nanjing. Wei Guangde had heard that the Yan family had purchased properties in Jiangnan, ranging from shops and mansions in the city to farmland outside the city, in Nanjing, Suzhou and other places.

Naturally, I had to tell him in advance to see if there was a chance. It would be right to check some things in advance and make some preparations.

The other letter was naturally sent to my hometown in Jiangxi. It was for nothing else but the unclaimed land in Jiujiang Prefecture.

If you don't prepare in advance, someone will take it away. It's better to benefit yourself than to benefit others.

That old Taoist, Mr. Lin, doesn’t know whether he is still alive or not.

Wei Guangde muttered secretly.