The Prosperous Era of Longwan

If at the beginning, Wei Guangde still wanted to please King Yu by convicting Yan Shifan, but when the incident happened to this point, he had the idea of ​​​​hiding as far away as possible.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, this is his only thought now.

This is also the reason why he pushed Xu Jie to the front desk. The old fox still had to let the old fox fight.

Perhaps Xu Jie was not as astute as Yan Shifan, but after all, Lao Jianghu, Xu Jie was very familiar with both Emperor Jiajing and Yan Shifan.

Only a person like him can firmly, accurately and firmly grasp Yan Shifan's painful foot, knock him down, and then step on another foot to prevent him from turning over forever.

Wei Guangde refused, fearing that he might not be Yan Shifan's opponent, especially because of his understanding of the emperor.

Perhaps Yan Shifan's inadvertent little move could be hidden from him, but it would arouse a huge reaction from Emperor Jiajing.

But now, before I am not sure whether Gao Gong's movements are clean and neat, it is better not to get too close to this bold guy.

When Wei Guangde returned home, he locked a person in the study and prohibited others from entering. He took care of himself.

If he thought at first that Gao Gong was chosen by Emperor Jiajing to be his teacher in Prince Yu's Mansion, from the perspective of the literati of this era, it was important to stick with him until the end.

Naturally, Gao Gong's unyielding devotion to King Yu from then on was a sign of his high moral conduct.

But what he saw today made Wei Guangde have doubts about this. Gao Gong's movements were too fast, and he had to consider the conspiracy.

Although he knows that King Yu has many problems, Gao Gong still has full confidence in King Yu. Why is this?

Gao Gong was not stupid, so he naturally knew that there was only one person who could compete with King Yu for the throne, and that was King Jing.

If, from that moment on, Gao Gong had deployed people around King Jing to kill him and completely eliminate the hidden dangers in the event of an occurrence in the future, then Gao Gong was far-reaching and ruthless.

The news that Yan Shifan was caught in his hometown of Yuanzhou Prefecture in Jiangxi began to spread quickly in the capital. Although the news that King Jing was seriously ill spread, it was not as topical as Yan Shifan.

Even though King Jing is the son of the current Emperor Jiajing, Yan Shifan is still at the top of the list of popular popular topics. Even though it has been two years since he left Beijing, the stories about his extravagant and licentious life are still in the public eye. After-dinner conversation.

The common people's interest in talking about gossip has never changed throughout the ages.

Yan Shifan's kind of life, whether it is envy or yearning, arouses people's interest in talking about it.

Wei Guangde has been in the capital for many years and has already established his own channels for obtaining information.

He relies on his servants led by Zhang Ji to collect all the market and business news. However, most of this news is useless, and it seems more acceptable to use it for entertainment.

As for the changes in the direction of the court, most of them were his colleagues of the same age and colleagues who spread all over the major yamen in the capital. Above that, there was the intelligence collection from Prince Yu's Mansion and the news from the palace. It can be said that they basically covered the entire capital. inside and outside.

In the following days, Wei Guangde also knew clearly about these situations among the people and the officialdom.

However, at this time, he chose to keep a low profile and go to the school recording hall every day to copy the "Grand Canon", urging the transcribers to seize the time and copy carefully.

In fact, Wei Guangde had already received the news from Chen Ju. Emperor Jiajing was actually very concerned about copying the "Yongle Dadian". However, he did not ask the Ministry of Rites to ask, but asked the people in Dongchang to keep a close eye on the progress of the copying.

Of course Wei Guangde knew Emperor Jiajing's love for "Yongle Dadian". When this love became a little extreme, it would naturally give him other ideas.

Perhaps, that Majesty also knew that he was dying and could not bear it any longer.

It's just that he wanted to concentrate on the school enrollment ceremony, but Prince Yu would not let him do so. From time to time, the palace servants would come here to look for him and invite him to go to Prince Yu's Mansion.

As the team escorting Yan Shifan got closer and closer to the capital, the atmosphere in Prince Yu's palace gradually became tense. Prince Yu would talk to Wei Guangde every now and then, reminding him repeatedly that he must pay attention to Yan Shifan's confession to avoid any Possible trouble.

Beijing, the lobby of the Ministry of Industry.

"Li Langzhong, as the chief officer of the Dushui Cleaning Department, the king is sending you to Jiujiang to supervise the construction of canals. This is a very important matter.

Mr. Wang, you also have a great responsibility. This time, His Majesty ordered Yunnan and Nanjing to cast copper coins into the capital. As the chief officer of Yu Heng's Qing Li Department, the smelting and casting of coins is within your scope of authority. You must not be careless. , if there is something wrong with the copper coins sent to the capital, I will not dare to protect you."

Two lieutenants from the four major official divisions of the Ministry of Industry, plus three foreign ministers, and several principals are all here at this time. They are assigned tasks by the Minister of Works and the Minister. Naturally, they will leave the capital and go to the local area for official business.

"Master Lei, me"

Wang Chengzhang, the doctor in the official department of the Qing Dynasty in Yu Heng, was about to speak when he was interrupted by Lei Li with a wave of his hand.

"Chengzhang, this is a business trip that the cabinet and we have discussed for a long time. It was supposed to be done after the year, but after all, the matter is very important. The cabinet has ordered us to send personnel as soon as possible."

Wang Chengzhang still wanted to speak, but the two ministers looked at him with stern eyes, and the chill in them made him shudder.

After the others left, Lei Li looked at his two deputies and said, "Keep a close eye. If anyone causes trouble, report it directly to the Ministry of Personnel."

"Yes, sir."

Both ministers bowed to receive orders.

In the past two days, similar conversations continued to occur in major yamen in the capital. Groups of officials were assigned to inspect work in various places, and their schedules were arranged without delay.

Officials from the Ministry of Revenue are either sent to various provinces to check taxes and levies, or they go to important towns in Jiubian to verify military salary expenditures. The Ministry of Works is naturally responsible for inspecting projects in various places, and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs goes to various provinces to review the case files concluded this year. This has not happened for many years. The purpose of this big move is naturally to keep the administration of officials clean and clear.

Even the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate began to be dispatched on a large scale to conduct overt and covert inspections of the people's conditions under the rule of officials in various places.

Not many people know that just two days ago, Xu Jie secretly summoned officials from six departments and five temples to hold a secret meeting. After reaching an agreement, it gradually expanded to include ministers and young ministers from various yamen. meeting.

Now in the imperial court, the officials of the Yan family have been eliminated from the ranks of court officials, and the adults who now have the right to speak do not like the Yan family, because they have been suppressed by the Yan family in the past.

For example, Lei Li, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, with the title of Minister can only travel around to guide and inspect projects, and the position of the official of the Ministry of Industry is firmly controlled by Wu Peng, Ouyang Bijin and other people from the Yan family, because everyone knows bright.

After finally driving away Yan Dang and his family, no one still hopes that Yan Shifan can return to the capital. Even if there is only a slight possibility, they will be completely strangled in the cradle.

Prince Yu's Mansion was also well aware of the changes in the imperial court and was very supportive of Xu Jie's arrangements.

In December of the forty-third year of Jiajing, as the Chinese New Year was approaching, the convoy escorting Yan Shifan finally arrived in the capital after a long journey overland.

Outside the city, officials from the Ministry of Punishment took notes from the Cabinet and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, verified Lin Run's identity, and took Yan Shifan away. A special cell had been prepared for him and his party member Luo Longwen in the Prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

At this time, Yan Shifan, Luo Longwen and others still had no idea about the situation in the capital.

How could Lin Run give him a chance to contact people outside and understand the situation outside.

He was personally supervised by his own servants, and no unrelated persons were allowed to get close to the prison car where Yan Shifan was being held. The servants also prepared food and drinks along the way, for fear of someone secretly tampering with him.

The delegation from Yuanzhou Mansion gave Lin Run and the servants a deeper understanding of the power of the Yan family.

Thousands of long-term workers, this is what they are doing.

There are also the luxurious manors that stretch for miles. The interior can be called a kind of small city. It is no wonder that the Yan family does not live in the city. With such a scale, even Yuanzhou Fucheng can only be included in the Yan Mansion.

You wouldn't know if you didn't check. Lin Run really didn't expect there to be such a wealthy family in the world.

According to Li Guojianchen, the Secretary of Yuanzhou Prefecture, the Yan family has more than thirty manors in Jiangxi, and there are more than ten manors outside Jiangxi. This shows the extent of the Yan family's corruption during Yan Song's reign.

Although those houses are not as good as the old house here, they can all be called a mansion.

Lin Run was actually thinking about how to turn Yan Shifan's case into a solid case along the way. He didn't want to use tricks such as frame-up, but seeing the power of the Yan family, he had to deal with it carefully.

Finally, on the way, he thought of another impeachable charge.

Speaking of which, if he didn't know that the Yan family had so many mansions and built them on precious land selected by Feng Shui Taoist priests, he wouldn't have thought of this evidence of crime.

No matter whether this accusation can be proven or not, the censor has heard about it. With so many properties in the Yan family, it is impossible not to find someone to check the feng shui.

According to Feng Shui, whether it is to gather wealth or energy, or to have dragon veins, it is just a matter of those people opening their mouths. Lin Run is not worried at all about being falsely accused.

Are there many ministers framed by Yan Shifan?

A few days ago, he had received news from his friends in the capital. Most of the officials in the capital who might be related to the Yan family had been sent out on foreign missions. As long as Yan Shifan entered the capital, he would probably fall into isolation in the short term. It’s a helpless situation, so there’s no need to worry.

After handing Yan Shifan to the officials of the Ministry of Justice, Lin Run did not find a place to rest, but went directly to the General Affairs Department.

The current General Affairs Department is no longer the place where Luo Longwen was in power. As the influence of the General Affairs Department has gradually weakened, no one is interested in it. It has become a retirement home for the elderly who lost their chance of promotion due to severe party persecution in the past few years. place.

When Lin Run stepped into the General Affairs Department and submitted his latest memorial to impeach Yan Shifan, the interior of the General Affairs Department became lively again.

"Censor Lin said that Yan Shifan was in Jiangxi and sent a large number of people who were good at Feng Shui to choose the treasure land with dragon energy to buy fields and houses."

"The Yan family is really brave."

"The Yan family really has such courage, I'm afraid that may not be the case."

"How could it not be possible? In the last impeachment, it was said that Yan Shifan kept dead soldiers in his hometown and also supported more than 4,000 gangsters."

The news about the general affairs envoy's office spread like the wind to all the major government offices and noble mansions in the capital.

"A person who is good at Feng Shui, a Taoist priest looking for dragon veins, Lord Lin Runlin's impeachment letter is quite harsh."

Wei Guangde took a deep breath when he heard Lu Bu running in and whispering the news.

Throughout the ages, the most intolerable thing for emperors is actually someone under their command who is disloyal and intends to get involved in imperial power.

Lin Run's impeachment can be said to have pushed the Yan family to the edge of the cliff. If it is confirmed, the entire Yan family may be buried with it.

"I should have received my letter at home, but I don't know if I have found the Taoist priest."

Wei Guangde sat on a chair, subconsciously rubbing his chin with his left hand.

My teacher's friend is not a Taoist priest who is good at Feng Shui.

Closing his eyes slightly, Wei Guangde began to deduce whether Yan Shifan would be shocked and lose confidence if he knew something happened to King Jing.

It would be best if they collapsed directly because of this, and just confessed to whatever crime they were guilty of, so that everyone would have peace of mind.

But if you don't want to let everyone worry, then you have to find some evidence, and at least give an explanation to the emperor.

Lin Run's memorial, if there is another person like Lin Zhenren to prove the matter, Yan Shifan's theft of the dragon vein will not be confirmed.

Even if there is no real Lin Zhenren, then find someone else. Regardless of whether it is true or false, this is a crime that is enough to make Emperor Jiajing murderous.

Although Wei Guangde was still young at that time, after all, his thinking was not that of a teenager, but rather that of an adult, so what happened back then was still very clear.

The person who has been in contact with the Wei family from beginning to end has been Master Lin. Therefore, if the Wei family wants to take back or even seize the fields near Jiujiang, it is really difficult to find this Master Lin.

Judging from the situation at the time, this Master Lin was probably a steward of the Yan family in Jiujiang Prefecture. As for the benefits he could get, most likely it was the Yan family's support for Lushan Taoist Temple.

Emperor Jiajing believed in Taoism and allocated a lot of money from the inner treasury to various Taoist temples every year. In order to close the relationship with the palace, many Taoist temples maintained close relations with the inner court.

Not only did they copy various Taoist secret scriptures and enter the palace, but they also recommended Taoist masters and so on.

In these activities, Taoist people naturally came into contact with the emperor's ministers, so Wei Guangde was not surprised that Taoist priests had made peace with the Yan family.

Wei Guangde made up his mind and sent someone to deliver a letter to his hometown overnight when he got home in the evening to confirm the news about Zhenren Lin, as Wei Guangde prepared a trump card for Yan Shifan.

Regardless of whether he pleads guilty or not, he will be charged with the crime of stealing the dragon's veins and intending to commit rebellion.

Not long after, Lu Buyou came into the room and announced: "Sir, a servant in the palace has sent news. Please have time to go to the palace to talk about it."

"Is it because Yan Shifan was taken to the Penal Department Prison?"

Wei Guangde asked casually.

"Yes."

Lu Bu replied softly.

"I understand, go and notify my coachman and ask him to prepare the carriage. I will go out in a moment."

As he spoke, he pointed to the books on the desk and said, "After I go out, it's still the same old rules. You put them away separately."

"Yes, sir."

Lu Bu agreed and exited the room.

Looking at his leaving figure and thinking of the scene when they first met, Wei Guangde couldn't help but sigh in a low voice: "No wonder they use their own family to do these things. Who would have thought that a precarious little character like you is still a member of Jin Yiwei."