Chapter 326 Who is Mr. Xu's little baby?

Xu Jie suddenly attacked everyone in the court.

There are many different opinions in the capital, and the speculations are also different.

And in Yan Mansion.

But they remained relatively silent and no news leaked out.

Even Yan Shifan, who worked in the Ministry of Works and now lived on the other side of Yuhe Bridge, did not lose his temper on the spot even though Xu Jie got angry in the Ministry of Works that day and punished several minor officials of the Ministry of Works.

According to the rumors that came out.

Afterwards, Yan Shifan simply paid some money to the Ministry of Works and asked the officials and clerks from top to bottom of the Ministry of Works to go there for a drink after leaving the government office that day.

The Yan family maintained a low profile on this matter.

So much so that when there were many speculations in the capital about Xu Jie's actions, people became more and more convinced that Prime Minister Yan Song really wanted to step down.

If not.

How could they tolerate the second assistant to act so recklessly in the various departments and offices in the court?

Correct.

That's right.

Although people had countless speculations at the time, they all unanimously believed that Lord Xu was just fooling around.

"After discussing with Mr. Xu, my grandson felt that Xu Jie's action was not a joke, but was clearly well thought out."

The people living in Yanfu Lane.

In the study, Yan Shaoting served Old Yan a cup of tea with golden-petaled chrysanthemums, and then glanced at Xu Wei who was already drinking it.

Summer goes and autumn comes.

When it is time to put out the fire, you still need to pay attention to reducing heat and relieving restlessness.

Yan Song leaned back on the white tiger-skin armchair that he had taken away at the turn of spring to summer. His eyes were smiling, and he took a sip from the teacup, looking very comfortable.

He put down the teacup and glanced from Xu Wei's face to his eldest grandson.

"I have been an official for forty years, so how can I talk nonsense?"

Yan Shaoting's eyes turned, and he hesitated for a moment before saying, "At the moment, it seems that there is a possibility. But if it is really for this, it seems a bit crude."

Yan Song cooperated very well with his eldest grandson, with a curious look on his face.

He said, "How is it possible? It doesn't matter whether the method is crude or not. As long as the starting point is correct, no one can criticize it. As long as the goal can be achieved, it's fine."

Yan Shaoting nodded and said, "The court is currently rectifying the administration of officials. Gao Gong is still in charge of supervising this matter, and the Minister of Personnel Guo Pu is following him. Guo Pu has a close personal relationship with Yuan Wei. This time Xu Jie also started with the Ministry of Personnel. My grandson thinks he might want to use this opportunity to disrupt the court's rectification of the administration of officials."

outside the house.

There was a few cicada chirps, but they were no longer so noisy.

A few more days.

These cicadas will disappear without a trace overnight.

In the study.

However, a gleam of light flashed in Yan Song's eyes.

His eyes were also less peaceful and more sharp.

"Did it disrupt the rectification of officialdom?"

"Ah!"

Although Yan Song asked a rhetorical question, his tone was full of sarcasm.

Especially the last one.

When the voice came out, Yan Song raised the corner of his mouth, tilted his head and leaned back in the chair, looking down.

Yan Shaoting whispered, "If the matter gets out of hand, there might be talk of overcorrection. The officials in the court are already in a state of panic because of the rectification of the administration. If we increase the pressure further, I'm afraid there will be even more slander. Who knows, by then, the matter might even reach the emperor again."

Once the old Taoist priest was troubled by these trivial matters in the court.

So for the old Taoist priest.

The solution to the problem is simple.

That is to make the problem not exist.

As long as the court stops working and rectifying the administration of officials, the problem will naturally be solved, and those officials who would nag the emperor would immediately disappear without a trace.

Yan Song, however, rarely shook his head at his eldest grandson's opinion.

Under Yan Shaoting's puzzled gaze.

Yan Song laughed cheerfully: "If you think Xu Huating is so simple, then you are still too young."

Yan Shaoting glanced at Xu Wei sideways, then bowed and nodded.

Yan Song waved his hand casually and continued with a smile: "Stirring up the civil service is probably just a side job for his real purpose. As for what he really wants to do..."

"What does he want to do?"

Yan Shaoting asked fluently with curiosity on his face.

Yan Song shook his head again: "Your grandfather is not a worm in Xu Huating's stomach, how can he know what he wants to do?"

rare.

Old Yan can actually make jokes.

But soon.

Yan Song stopped laughing and said, "It won't be long before Xu Huating reports to Your Majesty about what he has done recently. Then we will know what he wants to do."

Yan Shaoting thought about it and said nothing more.

After all, according to the rules, since Xu Huating has caused so many troubles for the court, he must submit a memorial to explain the purpose of his actions.

The imperial court is not a vegetable market.

Anyone can do whatever they want.

Even the Second Prime Minister of the Empire, who is now semi-retired, cannot ignore the obvious rules.

I saw that Old Yan was already feeling a little sleepy.

Yan Shaoting helped the old man to the couch under the window, and then tiptoed out of the study with Xu Wei.

Out of the study.

Yan Shaoting looked up at the clear sky.

"Something might be wrong in the south."

Xu Wei's eyes tightened: "South?"

Yan Shaoting nodded. "When I went to Shuntian Prefecture with Hai Rui on the pretext of negotiating the affairs of Suzhou and Songjiang, Zhang Juzheng somehow found out about it and asked about the current situation of pirates attacking merchant ships in the southeast that were not protected by navy warships and did not fly the flags of foreign merchants."

Xu Wei's eyes suddenly widened.

But soon, he smiled.

"This matter has nothing to do with the guests. Although pirates are thieves, they are not fools. How dare they rob a merchant fleet guarded by the imperial navy warships?"

Yan Shaoting put his hands behind his back and walked slowly, glancing sideways at Xu Wei.

Xu Wei followed lightly and whispered, "Zhang Juzheng has been known as a child prodigy since he was young, so it is normal for him to be more perceptive about these things. However, I think the guest had already dispelled his suspicion at that time."

Yan Shaoting shook his head and said, "We must draw a line in this matter as soon as possible. We can no longer take action, let alone contact them."

Xu Wei nodded: "Then choose one from those who are hiding?"

Yan Shaoting did not give an immediate answer to Xu Wei's question.

The two of them looked at each other in silence and walked out of Old Yan's yard quietly.

Shuttled between the courtyards of Yan Mansion.

Before they knew it, the two had arrived at the front mansion.

My eyes suddenly opened up.

Yan Shaoting said softly: "Choose a few more and send them to the southern sea. When the time comes, we can completely cut off the connection between those at sea and Bai Fugui's gang."

Xu Wei's eyes flickered.

In just a moment, he thought of many things.

Yan Shaoting smiled and said, "Once we have the people who arranged it under control, let them go further to carry out the plan."

This refers to the pirate fleets that plunder merchant ships at sea without paying any money for naval warships to escort them.

Although it is unlikely that the matter will involve me.

But to be on the safe side, he still had to send his own people over and take control of the entire pirate team step by step.

Xu Wei was a little hesitant: "They are thousands of miles away from home. Although their families are in Changping, if..."

He was worried that those whose identities had been hidden would inevitably have thoughts of rebellion once they went out to sea and gained power.

Yan Shaoting didn't care: "That's why I want you to send a few more people. They have lived in Changping for generations, and their families are all here. If they go out alone, they will get involved with each other. If they really have different intentions, then we have nothing to say."

Xu Wei finally smiled: "That's not the case. No one wants to give up their good life. But if that's the case, we have to explain it to them clearly. We will replace them with new people every few years, and we have to arrange a good place for them to go after they come back."

"This is as it should be. They sacrificed their lives for us, so we need to make sure everything is done before and after their death."

Yan Shaoting agreed with Xu Wei's suggestion and then walked out of the Yan Mansion.

And in the other direction.

It was just as Yan Song said.

Xu Jie's memorial also entered the Wanshou Palace in the Western Garden.

Chen Ju, a young eunuch from the Imperial Household Department, took the memorial from Xu Jie, lowered his head and quickly glanced at the inscription on the memorial, then bowed and said, "Don't worry, Lord Xu, I will deliver the memorial to the master right away."

Xu Jie folded his hands, nodded and looked up at the Wanshou Palace Hall located on the foundation behind the palace gate.

"Thank you, father-in-law."

"I think the emperor is practicing mystical cultivation. I will return to Wenyuan Pavilion first, but I will come immediately if he is summoned."

Chen Ju lowered his head, bent over, and stepped aside.

Xu Jie did not care about such a small eunuch. He glanced at the officers and soldiers of the capital who had been guarding inside and outside the Wanshou Palace for more than half a year. His eyes twitched a few times, and then he slowly turned around and walked towards the imperial city in the east.

At the palace gate, Chen Ju stared at Xu Jie's back for a long time.

Then he turned around.

I saw the Beijing Camp Lieutenant General Guo Yuchuang walking out of the Wanshou Palace.

Chen Ju immediately smiled and walked forward.

He clenched his fists, but inadvertently exposed Xu Jie's memorial to Guo Yuchuang.

"This servant greets Admiral Guo."

"The lieutenant general hasn't left the palace to go home for some time recently."

Seeing that it was someone from the Imperial Household Department, Guo Yuchuang looked over there.

After taking a quick glance at the memorial in Chen Ju's hand and seeing the inscription clearly, Guo Yuchuangma's eyes narrowed.

He smiled and waved his hand, saying, "We warriors only know how to be loyal to the emperor and the country and protect the emperor's safety. As summer turns to autumn, we should be more cautious. When we are free again, we can leave the palace and go home."

Chen Ju nodded with a smile, complimented him a few more times, and then quickly walked into the Wanshou Palace.

Guo Yuchuang frowned, thinking about the memorial he had just seen in his mind.

Think about it.

Guo Yuchuang still walked to a place outside the Wanshou Palace and found his deputy general.

"It's almost autumn, I'm going to the Imperial Hospital to find some prescriptions to regulate the blood and qi of the brothers, you stay here and keep an eye on this."

Although they are all big soldiers.

But the Beijing Army is not a local garrison.

What's more, they are now known as the emperor's close troops.

Several prescriptions for regulating qi and blood can be obtained from the Imperial Hospital every time the season changes.

But in the past it was the deputy general who did this.

Today Guo Yuchuang was going to take care of this matter himself, so the deputy general was naturally relieved.

However, the deputy general turned his eyes and said: "General, the best way to regulate the blood and qi is..."

Guo Yuchuang smiled and raised his hand as if to fight.

The deputy general also shrank his head.

Guo Yuchuang glared and laughed, cursing: "Drink, drink, drink. Sooner or later, you will drink yourself to death, you scoundrel!"

The deputy general's face was full of wrinkles from smiling.

Guo Yuchuang waved his hand and said, "Go away. You will have to drink when you come back. But you are not allowed to drink secretly before going on duty. Be careful not to make mistakes and lose your head, and also bring shame to us."

The deputy general nodded repeatedly.

Guo Yuchuang said nothing, waved his hand and walked out of the palace.

Inside the Wanshou Palace.

Chen Ju felt a little nervous.

When Yan Binke was not yet a guest of the prince, he had met him once and he was given a handkerchief at that time.

Who knows.

Look back.

Yan Binke had long forgotten about the handkerchief and even gave himself a lot of candies and cakes.

Although they are all worthless things.

But my heart feels warmer than ever before.

In addition, our ancestors Eunuch Lu and Eunuch Huang usually had a high opinion of Guest Yan.

Chen Ju felt that Yan Binke was a good person.

Although he didn't know whether the Beijing Camp Lieutenant General Guo Yuchuang would pass the message over, he usually observed the words and expressions of the people in the corner, and he had seen Yan Binke and Guo Yuchuang interacting with each other many times.

Then Chen Ju paid close attention and inquired about it, only then did he find out what had happened between Yan Shaoting, Guo Yuchuang and a man from Xuanfu named Lan Yongzhen in the Ministry of Revenue.

I think there is some unknown relationship between Yan Binke and Guo Canjiang.

Thinking about something.

Chen Ju entered the Wanshou Palace and knelt at the entrance of the inner hall.

"My Lord, Lord Xu is here to make a report."

"He said that the government was in chaos and requested the cabinet to appoint new members."

……

"Xu Huating took action in order to recruit new members into the cabinet."

After receiving the message delivered by Guo Yuchuang personally.

Yan Shaoting then sent someone to the cabinet to invite old Yan back.

As for the reason why Old Yan went home before the end of the court...

The Prime Minister doesn’t need a reason to skip work!
Especially when the Prime Minister has made it clear that he only wants to retire.

No reason is needed!
And this moment.

Yan Shaoting stood in front of Old Yan and told him the news brought by Guo Yuchuang.

His face looked a little sad.

He shook his head and said, "But I still didn't expect that his purpose was actually this. But as to whether there is anyone who recommends him, I don't know."

Xu Jie requested a court discussion to allow another person to enter the cabinet.

Such news did not cause any ripples in Yan Song's mind.

Instead, he stared at his eldest grandson in front of him with scrutiny, and then slowly revealed a meaningful smile.

Yan Shaoting slowly closed his mouth and was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

immediately.

Yan Shaoting bowed and said, "It's just that I have a connection with someone on weekdays, so I got the news in advance."

Yan Song nodded.

In this case, it was not the eldest grandson who took the initiative to find out the news from the inner court, but the news was sent out from the inner court on his own initiative.

He gradually began to laugh.

Under Yan Shaoting's puzzled gaze.

Yan Song's face was full of smiles and his eyes were full of satisfaction.

"grown up!"

“You’ve really grown up!”

"Now, you are more powerful than grandpa!"

Facing sudden compliments.

Yan Shaoting could only nod and bow his head: "Grandpa taught me well."

Yan Song laughed and waved his hand: "There is no need to be so humble in front of Grandpa."

Yan Shaoting smiled innocently.

But he changed the subject and said, "But at the moment, we still don't know who Xu Huating is going to nominate to join the cabinet."

above the hall.

Who exactly is the person that Lord Xu wants to promote in the cabinet?

Who is Lord Xu’s little darling?
There are not many people who are qualified to enter the cabinet.

After all, there are only a few people in the court who are qualified.

The six ministers are all qualified to enter the cabinet, and even people from the Hanlin Academy may enter the cabinet directly.

But whether or not one can enter the cabinet has never been a simple matter.

For example, it is absolutely impossible for Guo Pu and Gao Yao to enter the cabinet.

But until the very end, such things cannot be guessed at all.

After all, the old Taoist priest is still there, and who will eventually enter the cabinet depends on the decision of the old Taoist priest.

Yan Song's brows suddenly tightened.

"I'm afraid this can't be stopped."

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