Chapter 298: The Hongmen Banquet at Prince Yu's Mansion

Hai Rui's story.

It did not cause much commotion in the court.

According to Yan Shaoting, this is because no one wants to cause trouble recently, so the Hai Rui incident was handled lightly.

When the matter came to the cabinet, the elders discussed it and decided on it.

Even the emperor doesn't need to know that such a thing exists in the world.

and this.

This is also the daily routine in the court most of the time.

Prince Yu Zhu Zaigui stayed in Changping for three full days, and finally the people of Changping got to know this Mayor Zhu.

For Zhu Shanchang, everything in Changping is new.

What made him even more satisfied was that no matter what questions he had, the Changping Public Security Bureau could give answers as quickly as possible.

How ditches should be constructed.

How to choose the location of rivers and ponds.

Among the four seasons and five festivals, when should crops be planted, fertilized and harvested?

These are things that Chief Zhu did not understand in the past.

But three days was still too short, so Director Zhu didn't even have time to think about how the Changping model was built.

Three days later.

Zhu Zaigui took his wife and children and rushed back to the capital.

Meanwhile, in Beijing, Yan Shifan, who worked in the Ministry of Works, had been in high spirits recently and was enjoying a very comfortable life.

Ever since his words at the Wanshou Palace in Xiyuan spread, Yan Shifan truly became a leading figure in the Ming Dynasty.

The Minister of Works Lei Li even praised the Left Vice Minister Yan Shifan in public many times in his own office, saying that he was a loyal minister to the country.

Among the lower-ranking officials, Yan Shifan had even gained the reputation of being a strict gentleman.

In this regard.

Yan Shifan was so proud that he couldn't even express it in words.

cool!

Again.

If I had known what would happen today, I would have secured the title of a leader of the clean stream ten years ago.

Yan Shifan accomplished several things today.

They are all major events that benefit the country and the people, and they are all great merits like building bridges and digging canals.

By the way, he approved a sum of money to renovate the six ministries, which would improve the working environment of officials in the ministries.

This is even better.

After the news spread from the Ministry of Industry.

Whenever the officials of the six ministries talked about the strictness of a gentleman, they all gave a thumbs up.

After having lunch at his headquarters at noon, Yan Shifan wandered around the Ministry of Works.

Wait until after leaving the government office in the evening.

He then carried the two boxes and strolled out of the Ministry of Works amid the compliments of the crowd.

After leaving the yamen, Yan Shifan did not go to the house on the other side of Yuhe Bridge in the east, but went out of Liubu Lane, called a hired carriage, and headed towards Prince Yu's Mansion.

The carriage stopped in front of Prince Yu's Mansion.

Yan Shifan walked to the gate of the palace with the gift box in his hand, as if he knew the place well.

The gatekeeper who was guarding the front had already seen the young cabinet minister coming, and immediately stepped forward with a smile on his face: "The young cabinet minister is here, the prince just returned to the city at noon and brought back a lot of Changping specialties."

Yan Shifan stuffed the gift box in his hand into the doorman's hand and walked inside: "Send the Zhejiang ham to the kitchen and stew it in a pot."

The doorman nodded and handed the gift box of ham to the servant, while he waited on Yan Shifan as they walked into the palace.

Yan Shifan asked again, "Has Magistrate Zhang come over?"

The doorman shook his head and said, "Prefect Zhang has already sent someone to invite him, but the government office seems to be overwhelmed with things to do, so it may take a while for Prefect Zhang to come."

Yan Shifan nodded and said "hmm", then he arrived at the front hall of the palace.

Zhu Zaigui, who had just returned from Changping today, had already stood up in the front hall with his hands clasped together.

"Minister Zuo is finally here."

Yan Shifan also clasped his hands and said in return, "Your subordinate greets Prince Yu."

Zhu Zaigui was extremely enthusiastic and quickly stepped forward to hold Yan Shifan.

"We are one family, so we should not have different opinions. Master Yan is the tutor of the Crown Prince in Prince Yu's Palace, so the Left Assistant Minister does not need to worry about anything in the palace."

As he spoke, Zhu Zaigui pulled Yan Shifan aside and asked him to sit down.

Yan Shifan sat on the chair with his head held high and his chest puffed out.

He said, "It is a blessing for me that the prince trusts me, but the prince is the king and I am his subject. There is a difference between the king and his subjects, and the etiquette cannot be abolished."

Zhu Zaigui nodded vigorously.

Forget it.

I didn't realize in the past that this young minister was so upright, but it's not too late now.

Zhu Zaiqi sighed and said, "Last time, because of the incident at Prince Yu's Mansion, the Left Assistant Minister was impeached by someone who didn't know the truth. If it weren't for the integrity of the Left Assistant Minister, I'm afraid he would have been implicated because of this incident."

This is talking about Yan Shifan's renovation of the house in Prince Yu's Mansion at the Ministry of Works.

Yan Shifan smiled and said, "This is also the responsibility of our ministers, but the officials of all ranks in the court are different, and the prince does not need to blame others. Even Gao Gelao, as the prince's tutor, often cannot speak well of the prince openly, but in fact, secretly, Gao Gelao is also concerned about the prince."

Zhu Zaigui nodded.

He sighed and said, "If everyone can be as impartial as Zuo Shilang, why would our Ming Dynasty not be able to revive?"

Yan Shifan raised his eyebrows.

It only takes a few words.

This prince should actually say this in public.

Why do we talk about rejuvenation? Isn't it just saying that the government is in disarray and the country is in trouble, so we need rejuvenation.

This is tantamount to criticism of the current government.

Yan Shifan's heart moved.

He whispered, "With your majesty, the prince, and the young prince, the Ming Dynasty will surely prosper. The government is now in a new phase. The treasury was empty in the past few years, but this year the final payment of seven million taels of silk will be received in the southeast. The Southeast also has Hu Bingbu in charge of suppressing the Japanese. I firmly believe that the government and the world will surely get better."

When Zhu Zaigui heard this, he was suddenly delighted.

According to what Yan Shifan said, in his heart, he really has high hopes for himself.

When he submitted the memorial after Master Zhang, requesting that he be appointed crown prince, it was not for the purpose of grabbing the credit of being crowned crown prince.

Zhu Zaigui was filled with emotion at that moment.

He couldn't help but look at Yan Shifan, and after a long pause he said, "Don't worry, Zuo Shilang. The emperor has already said a few days ago that he wants to pass down a good story of harmony between the emperor and his subjects to future generations. This prince agrees with him, and I also think that our Ming Dynasty should always be a good story with the Yan family."

Concise and concise.

After saying this.

Zhu Zaigui stopped talking and just looked at Yan Shifan with a sparkling look in his eyes.

This is equivalent to making a promise in front of Yan Shifan.

When Prince Yu Zhu Zaigui sits on that throne in the future, the Yan family's status and treatment in the court will not change.

Yan Shifan turned the topic around and asked curiously, "Why hasn't Lord Zhang come yet? How could there be so many things going on in Shuntian Prefecture?"

Zhu Zaigui smiled and explained, "Master Zhang is promoting the Changping Method in Shuntian Prefecture. He has hardly been in the city these days. He has been visiting various places outside the city all day long. Master Zhang is also very tired..."

The two were talking.

The doorman came over to report.

Zhang Juzheng, the Grand Secretary of the Dongke Academy and the prefect of Shuntian, has arrived.

Zhu Zaigui and Yan Shifan immediately stood up and walked out of the front hall.

In front.

Zhang Juzheng received an invitation from Prince Yu's Mansion, and after finishing his work at the government office, he hurried over.

Go through the side door of the palace and go around the screen wall in front.

Prince Yu, who had not been seen for a long time, was standing outside the front hall.

Just as a smile appeared on Zhang Juzheng's face, he saw Yan Shifan was also following Prince Yu.

他顿时心中一沉。

Yan Shifan was actually also in the palace, and it seemed that he was having a pleasant conversation with Prince Yu.

Zhang Juzheng was speculating in his heart and stepped forward lightly: "Your humble servant greets Prince Yu and meets the Left Vice Minister."

Zhu Zaigui waved his hand casually: "Master Zhang, there is no need to be so polite. Since Master Zhang went to the southeast last year, you and I have not seen each other for more than a year. Hurry up and go to the side hall. The kitchen should be starting to serve the dishes."

Yan Shifan echoed, "Mr. Zhang is still in high spirits. Now that Mr. Zhang has returned to Beijing to work, if Shuntian Prefecture needs help from the Ministry of Works, Mr. Zhang can come and talk. There is no need to be so polite."

Zhu Zaigui thought about it and looked at Yan Shifan, then at Zhang Juzheng: "Last year, Master Zhang went to the southeast, and the Left Assistant Minister helped the palace a lot."

Talking.

Zhu Zaigui led the two of them into the side hall.

Soon, maids came in with delicious dishes.

Yan Shifan brought some ham from Zhejiang and also stewed a pot of bamboo shoots.

See it has been put on the table.

Yan Shifan said immediately: "The Jinhua ham sent back from Zhejiang Province tastes the most delicious when stewed with bamboo shoots."

Zhang Juzheng's eyes were calm, but his heart was already in turmoil.

Seeing Yan Shifan actually introducing the dishes here, while Prince Yu looked completely indifferent.

It can be seen that a lot of things happened when I was not in Beijing last year.

Look at the dish of ham stewed with fresh bamboo shoots in white soup.

Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but feel heavy-hearted.

Today's Prince Yu's Mansion.

Why does it look so much like a Hongmen Banquet?

After Yan Shifan introduced the dishes, Prince Yu Zhu Zaigui stood up and served a bowl of ham and bamboo shoot soup for Yan Shifan and Zhang Juzheng.

At this moment.

Yan Shifan looked at the two people present, especially Zhang Juzheng who arrived last.

He smiled in his heart.

He thanked Prince Yu for the soup and started to enjoy it in front of the two of them with a satisfied look on his face.

Drink half a bowl of soup.

Yan Shifan then said, "Come to think of it, Lord Zhang seems to be very familiar with that Supervisory Censor Hai Gangfeng?"

鏉ヤ 钖楋纻
Hai Rui?

Zhang Juzheng was alert and nodded, "I can't say I'm familiar with him, but we worked together for quite a while in the Southeast last year."

Yan Shifan asked again: "Then I think Lord Zhang knows about the impeachment of Hai Gangfeng this time."

Zhang Juzheng frowned and looked puzzled.

He shook his head.

"I have been busy with Shuntian Prefecture affairs recently and have not paid attention to the government affairs."

Yan Shifan glanced at Prince Yu.

Prince Yu was purely responsible for organizing the party today, and at this moment he was lowering his head to taste the dishes on the table.

Zhang Juzheng also saw the current situation.

He met Yan Shifan's gaze and asked, "I wonder what the Left Assistant Minister's intention is in mentioning this matter?"

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