Chapter 52: Merciful Father, Please Forgive My Servant’s Arrogance! Yan Shifan: The loyal minister is actually me!
"The ruler and his subjects share the same virtues," Jiajing raised his hand and motioned for everyone to stand up. "There are no parents who are not wrong in the world, and the most precious thing in the world is brothers. (Note: Excerpted from "A Collection of Maxims: Family Harmony")"
"I am the father of all my subjects in this world, and the court and the world are my home."
"You are both colleagues and brothers as officials in the same court."
"When subjects make mistakes, how can the king and father remain immune?" Everything that needed to be discussed was agreed upon. Next, Jiajing naturally had to express his attitude towards Hai Rui.
"If the subjects cannot handle something, it is natural for the king and father to step in and support you."
"Only in this way can the world be stable and our Ming Dynasty flourish and surpass the rest of the world."
These words were made clear to Qingliu.
I will clean up Hai Rui's mess for you. Otherwise, why would the Imperial Master go to the southeast, and why would his first stop be Dinghai County?
For a moment, although the Qingliu people could only swallow their anger at the emperor's calculations and the loss they suffered, they all had expressions of gratitude on their faces.
There's no way, Hai Rui was not sent to them by the emperor, he was chosen by them!
Who can be blamed for what has happened?
"Your Majesty is so kind and benevolent that I am ashamed!" Although Xu Jie had an unmoved look throughout, he had been holding his breath. At this moment, his expression finally relaxed and he bowed to express his gratitude.
Xu Jie spoke, and Zhang Juzheng followed suit to express his attitude, bowing and saying, "The emperor is wise and wise, as the sun and the moon can attest!"
"The king and father are kind and merciful, but we are too conceited." Zhao Zhenji also called out the merciful father with a vivid expression!
Gao Gong, a man with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a straightforward character and a hot temper, also lowered his head and followed with the words "king and father".
The Qingliu people expressed their collective opinions, and the clapping of horses became louder and louder, which made the young cabinet minister Yan Shifan, who was already furious, even more furious.
It is simply despicable how this bunch of upright people flatter others. Who is it that always slanders our Yan family behind our backs, saying that they only know how to flatter?
Shameless villain, who is the traitor?
Who is the real flatterer?
Ha, ha, is it just this bunch of treacherous villains who speak nonsense and talk about serving the country in front of me all day long?
They had no idea at all that in the great Ming Dynasty, the two capitals and thirteen provinces were on whose shoulders the responsibility was laid.
Yan Shifan, the young cabinet minister who had been called a treacherous scoundrel for almost half his life, suddenly felt that the loyal minister was actually his own illusion.
As expected, the more one does, the more injustice one suffers!
For a moment, I felt aggrieved.
Everyone in this world has misjudged these so-called upright people, and they have also misjudged my Yan family and me, Yan Shifan!
"Boom! Boom!"
The sky was already gloomy, and now it was raining and snowing fiercely. The evening drum outside the palace gate also sounded.
"Okay, I've said everything I need to say. I won't keep you here any longer," Jiajing said as he stood up from the throne and walked to the door to face the wind. "It's cold and slippery, so go back and rest."
"We will take our leave now." After paying our respects, everyone left.
The young eunuch at the door immediately helped everyone put on their fur robes and umbrellas that had been baked and dried.
This time, Yan Shifan and Yan Song walked in front. Yan Shifan held an umbrella while supporting his father Yan Song.
"Dad, is this the deep meaning of 'Gengwu hour, Chongshuobei'?" Yan Shifan quietly reviewed everything that happened today, "Let us continue to target Qingliu, just to make them hand over the land?"
As he spoke, Yan Shifan's tone sank. He looked back at the hazy Yuxi Palace in the wind and rain, and said, "So, there is another drama to be performed in the southeast."
"Today's performance is the finale," Yan Song said in silence, taking a deep breath. "The performance in the southeast is the main performance."
As they were talking, the two of them had already reached the outside of Yuxi Palace.
"Your Majesty, Qingliu and we have finished singing. Next, it will be the turn of the Imperial Master, Hai Rui and Zhang Ziming, who represent the three parties. When the Imperial Master arrives in Dinghai County, the show will end perfectly."
"Dad, the land that Southeast Qingliu has vomited out will definitely not be small. Xu Jie will definitely show a certain sincerity to satisfy the emperor." Yan Shifan lowered his voice.
"Yes," Yan Song nodded, "Staffing and promoting agriculture is a national policy, with the focus on the borders. The Japanese pirates are rampant along the southeast coast, and natural disasters occur frequently, so it is difficult for the soldiers to..."
"This is a simple matter. Once all the accounts of Dinghai County are collected, we will hand it over to Ruzhen to handle."
Hearing that his father had already made a plan, Yan Shifan's eyes showed joy. He didn't expect that the national policy of stationing troops in the border areas to promote agriculture had not yet begun, but the southeast had actually reaped the rewards first. For a moment, thinking of the grievances he had suffered today, he felt that everything was as it should be, and that there would be sweetness after bitterness.
"Oh, by the way, Dad," Yan Shifan suddenly seemed to have thought of something and asked, "How much do you think Qingliu will hand over?"
"Oh," Yan Song had already walked to the front of the sedan chair. As he leaned over to get into the sedan chair, he looked back at his son and chuckled, "Shouldn't we continue to investigate the southeast?"
"Where there is injustice and grievance, how can we just ignore it?" After saying this, Yan Song got into the sedan chair.
Yan Shifan stood there in shock for a moment, holding the umbrella. Then his breathing began to become rapid and his face began to tremble with excitement.
For a moment, he felt an unprecedented joy in his heart.
Okay, okay, hahahaha... So that's how it is, so that's how it is, it really is interconnected and has a far-reaching layout!
The tacit cooperation between Dad and Your Majesty in communicating across the air is truly perfect and seamless!
At first, Qingliu made the wrong choice of people and gave himself and others opportunities.
They were determined to fight to bring down Qingliu and hold on to the southeast. Even if they couldn't bring down Qingliu, they could slow down their pace and buy time for the frontier to station troops and promote agriculture.
But coincidentally, the emperor came out of seclusion at this time, and the Qingliu saw hope and stopped taking any action, allowing Hai Rui to make a big fuss.
They just want the emperor to take action.
The emperor naturally saw a "business opportunity" in this matter. He was willing to make a move, but it would require a lot of "money".
Thus, a decree implying "At Gengwu hour, the rat evil will come to the north" was passed to my father, and he understood it instantly.
Dad is really amazing. He instantly understood the emperor's intention. Well, it was too unbelievable. He decided to continue targeting the southeast.
Now that I think about it, it was just a preparation for this step.
Yes, continue to target Qingliu. How much land he can hand over depends on how big a storm he can create before the Imperial Master arrives in the southeast, because the end of the Luotian Grand Ceremony is the day when the Imperial Master returns.
Before that, anything that Hai Rui and Zhang Ziming found out had to be handed over by the Qingliu.
"You are truly wise and intelligent, and no one can surpass the Emperor..."
Thinking back to the time when His Majesty came out of retreat, it had only been two days, yet he had completed such a detailed layout. Yan Shifan was filled with emotion.
Of course, I admire my dad more.
"Your Majesty is right. I still need to learn more from my father..." Yan Shifan sighed in his heart, glanced at Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others who were silently entering the sedan chair in the rain and snow, and suddenly burst into laughter.
This scene naturally attracted the attention of several people who were about to get into the sedan chair.
"Tonight's rain and snow are truly auspicious signs. No one is more wise and intelligent than Your Majesty. No one is more wise and intelligent than Your Majesty. This is a gift from your father..."
"This is a good omen from heaven, hahaha!" Yan Shifan leaned over and laughed as he entered the sedan chair.
Xu Jie and others stood in silence in the rain and snow.
"Yan thief, you are going too far!" Gao Gong said angrily.
"Everything is over. It's good enough. It's just a temporary success or failure." Xu Jie spoke uncharacteristically.
"Taiyue, we should continue to use Hai Rui's sword!" After saying this, Xu Jie got into the sedan chair without waiting for Zhang Juzheng and others to react.
This incident in the southeast is just a continuation of the last inquiry meeting and can only be a thrilling episode.
Next, the border will be the real battlefield!
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(End of this chapter)
