Chapter 121 Yan Shifan: I want to make progress (Subscribe)

Everyone left Yuxi Palace.

Outside the palace gate, the bridge has been set up.

Yan Shaoting was about to help Old Yan get into the sedan chair, but the other party stopped him.

Yan Song looked at Gao Gong who was following behind him and a smile appeared on his face.

Old Yan said with a smile: "What Lord Su said today is all about prudence and stability. Now His Majesty has handed over the task of checking the corruption accounts of military supplies in various departments in the capital to Shao Ting. You are in charge of the Ministry of Revenue in the cabinet, so you know more about it than this kid. I hope Lord Su can help you more."

Gao Gong was so happy at this moment.

Everything I reported tonight in Yuxi Palace, when it gets out tomorrow, I will be a role model for all the officials in the court.

He is the great hero who prevented the emperor from interfering in the border troops!
Now, even Old Yan had asked him to help his eldest grandson in investigating the corruption in military supplies among various departments in Beijing.

Not to mention how impressive it is.

Gao Gong smiled and bowed in return, "Your Excellency, you are too polite. We are all in the cabinet, and our job is to maintain the stability of the court and protect the country for Your Majesty. Now that there is a case of corruption in the court, how can we just sit there and watch?

People like these who are doing work related to the military and national weapons actually dare to take advantage of the situation, engage in corruption and abuse their power, disregarding the safety of the soldiers on the front line, and disregarding the safety of our Ming Dynasty.

Don't these people fear the enemies outside and are determined to break into Beijing?
Such pests must be severely punished!"

Looking at the high arch on top, I can't tell whether it is real or fake.

Yan Song's smile remained unchanged: "In that case, I'll have to trouble Su Qing to take care of this kid."

Gao Gong waved his hand and looked at Yan Shaoting: "Speaking of which, Runwu was also raised by us. He is quite capable and has lived up to the years of careful training by the elders. If you encounter any problems or tough problems in the investigation of military embezzlement in the capital, just come to me."

Yan Song nodded with a smile.

Yan Shaoting nodded and said, "In that case, I would like to thank Mr. Gao in advance."

Gao Gong waved his hand with a smile.

He looked like he would be the one to shoulder all the heavy burdens.

After a brief negotiation between the two sides, Yan Shaoting finally helped Old Yan onto the sedan chair, and he followed beside him and went out of the palace.

Xu Jie, who was lagging behind, looked at Gao Gong deeply and shook his head silently.

At this time, the Yan family's sedan chair had already gone a long way.

Gao Gong frowned and looked at Old Xu: "Old Lord Xu, do you think that what I said before the Emperor today was wrong?"

Xu Jie frowned and said, "Don't you think today's performance was too smooth?"

Gao Gong asked in return: "Do we really want to allow the troops from Xuanfu Town to enter the capital? Or do we want the Yan family to check the military supplies of the two capitals and thirteen provinces?"

Xu Jie was still shaking his head: "Maybe we are all wrong, or maybe I am just wrong."

It was late at night.

Even though it is summer, it still feels a little cool.

Gao Gong frowned and said, "The Beijing Army is stationed in the capital. It's just three thousand soldiers entering the palace. It's not a big deal. You can't really let Your Majesty lose sleep every night."

Xu Jie looked at Gao Gong with a serious look in his eyes: "Aren't you afraid that Yan Shaoting will investigate the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue? Are you afraid that you will be implicated as well?"

Seeing Xu Jie asking this, Gao Gong's face immediately darkened.

He said in a deep voice: "Lord Xu, I have never been involved in military supplies, so naturally I will not be implicated. At most, it is just a mistake of oversight, and I am asking for the blame in front of His Majesty today.

Furthermore, I have been in charge of the Ministry of Revenue in recent years, and the Ministry of Revenue is empty, and the court is stretched to the limit. I see it and feel anxious.

The court is in such a difficult situation, yet these people dare to embezzle money. Can I still do my job as the Ministry of Revenue?"

Gao Gong was a little angry.

There was a hint of anger in the look he gave Xu Jie.

Old Xu, you don't even know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are if you don't manage the household.

After some time, when the salary from the Ministry of Personnel that you, Old Xu, are in charge of is stopped, you will realize how hard it is.

Xu Jie looked worried. "I didn't say that if we don't investigate corrupt officials, the court will be in a difficult situation and will no longer allow corrupt officials to run rampant, embezzle money and grain, and enrich themselves. But this matter... forget it. I just hope Yan Shaoting won't use this matter to cause any more trouble."

Gao Gong snorted and said, "Master Xu, don't worry. According to the order of His Majesty, I will keep an eye on that kid and will never let him cause any trouble."

Xu Jie could only look at Gao Gong deeply.

Then he bent down and walked towards his sedan chair.

"I just hope that this is really the case."

Gao Gong silently watched Xu Jie get into the sedan chair and be carried away by the bearers.

After Old Xu left, Gao Gong realized that Yuan Wei was still waiting not far away.

Gao Gong was somewhat puzzled: "Why hasn't Lord Yuan left the palace and returned home?"

Yuan Wei cupped his hands and nodded, saying, "Lord Xu and Lord Gao haven't left yet, so how can I leave first?"

This guy...

It's really flattering!

Gao Gong cursed in his heart, but said nothing more. He just bowed as a way of returning the greeting and got into the sedan chair.

Wait until everyone is gone.

Yuan Wei then walked towards his sedan chair with a smile on his face and swaying.

"The affairs of the court are numerous and have nothing to do with me."

"Go and have a rest, go back home and sleep!"

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"My son didn't sleep all night just to wait for you to come home."

At the Yan residence, Yan Shifan waited until Yan Song and Yan Shaoting came back, then hurried over. Yan Song looked at his son in confusion: "What are you doing? Why haven't you slept yet in the middle of the night?"

Yan Shifan glanced at his son, then smiled and explained to Yan Song: "I am worried that Dad will be summoned to the palace late at night and something serious will happen, so I am waiting for you to come back."

Seeing that Yan Song didn't say anything, he let Yan Shaoting help him back to the house.

Yan Shifan picked up his robe and followed behind him: "Dad, what happened in Yuxi Palace tonight? Your Majesty wants to investigate the fake accounts of the Military Equipment Bureau?"

After entering the house, Yan Song sat down, and Yan Shaoting went to the side to make tea.

Facing his son's questioning.

Yan Song could only rub the acupuncture points on his forehead and said, "Your Majesty couldn't sleep at night because of the Xiyuan incident. Today, the cabinet proposed in front of His Majesty that Shao Ting continue to investigate the corruption of military supplies in various government offices in Beijing, and transfer another 3,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp to guard the palace."

Yan Shifan nodded, glanced at Yan Shaoting who was still brewing tea, and said, "Then about the embezzlement of military supplies, the Ministry of Works..."

Yan Song snorted coldly: "Since you have said in advance that you were not involved, it has nothing to do with you!"

Yan Shifan shook his head repeatedly and denied, "My son is not worried about this."

"Then what do you want to say?"

Yan Song became a little impatient.

At this time, Yan Shaoting had already brought over two cups of tea.

Yan Shifan glanced at his son again, and then he spoke: "Son, what you mean is, since the Ministry of Industry has problems with military supplies, can you conduct a thorough investigation of the Ministry of Industry this time? Those who should be dismissed should be dismissed, and those who should be beheaded should be beheaded?"

Yan Song and Yan Shaoting looked at each other.

Doubts arose in both of their hearts.

The sun really is rising in the west.

Yan Shifan actually became a great official!

Yan Shaoting smiled and said, "Officials in the Ministry of Industry who were involved in military corruption will naturally be thoroughly investigated. I just don't know why father said this?"

Yan Shifan coughed lightly and said, "Dad, look. Lei Li is in charge of the Ministry of Works now, but there is a case of embezzlement of military supplies in the Ministry of Works. Can he, as the Minister, escape responsibility? Even if he was not involved and did not know about it, he is still guilty of negligence. Is he not suitable to continue to stay in the position of Minister of Works?"

After hearing Yan Shifan's explanation, Yan Song couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Yan Shaoting smiled in his heart.

It turns out that this gentleman is asking for an official position for himself.

He has his eyes on the position of Minister of Works.

This is an attempt to make progress.

Yan Shaoting said, "Minister Lei is now in charge of rebuilding the Wanshou Palace. It will be a credit to him when the reconstruction is completed. It will be difficult for my father to dethrone him because of the credit."

Yan Shifan frowned, but still a little unwilling. He looked at the old man and asked, "Is there really no other way?"

Yan Song glared at him and said, "What's going on? Did Lei Bijin just finish building the Wanshou Palace and then he was fired because of an undetected embezzlement of military supplies?"

Yan Shifan refused to admit defeat and said, "He is the Minister of Works. If anything goes wrong in the Ministry of Works, he will naturally be held responsible."

"You are still the Minister of Works, so why don't you take responsibility? Lei Bijin failed to supervise you, the Minister of Works, but you have never had such a mistake before?"

Yan Song felt that his son was probably really stupid.

Why didn’t I notice it before?
Yan Shifan said stiffly, "If my son were the Minister of Works, and something like this happened in the Ministry of Works, I would be the first one to submit a petition to resign!"

After expressing his attitude, the old man's expression softened a little.

Yan Shifan smiled again and said, "Dad, look at your son. He has been the Minister of the Ministry of Works for so many years and has done so many things. Even if he has no merits, he has worked hard. The position of Minister of Works does not mean that he will really enter the cabinet, so you can't just say no to it."

At this moment, Yan Shifan's face was full of grievance.

Despite feeling aggrieved, his face was filled with a desire to improve.

Is it wrong for me to want to make progress?

Yan Song was so angry that his face turned blue.

Seeing the atmosphere, Yan Shaoting had to speak up: "Father, there is something I want to ask you. Do you understand?"

Yan Shifan turned around and looked at the son who was now a new noble in the court and a favorite of the emperor, with a rather unpleasant expression on his face.

He said in a muffled voice: "I have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice. Is there anything I don't understand?"

Yan Shaoting sighed silently in his heart.

He said, "What my son wants to say is that the king is suspicious. Now my grandfather is in the court, and he is the chief minister of the cabinet, which is the highest position for a minister. There is no room for promotion. My son and father are also officials in the court.

Three generations of my family have served in the court and held powerful positions, which is the greatest honor.

If father were to become the minister of six ministries and one of the nine ministers, what do you think Your Majesty would think?

Even if Your Majesty doesn't think there is a problem, I'm afraid that all the censors in the court will rise up and attack you. They will definitely accuse Grandpa of using his power as the Prime Minister to seek personal gain for his relatives, and they will definitely force Grandpa to step down from the position of Prime Minister of the Cabinet."

Yan Song snorted coldly, "Do you understand now? Do you think that Shao Ting is now a reader in the Imperial Academy, but His Majesty has never granted him a Jinshi degree? What people say is terrible. Today you become the Minister of Works, and tomorrow Shao Ting becomes a Jinshi degree. The scolding of the censors in the court will bury my Yan family!"

Yan Shifan's face became increasingly uglier.

He obviously understood this principle.

There is no hope for progress and the desire to make progress suffers a blow.

Helpless, Yan Shifan could only curse unwillingly.

"These damn censors!"

"They all deserve to be beaten to death!"

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