Chapter 62 Yan Shifan, are you a pig?

Chapter 62 Yan Shifan, are you a pig?

Xu Jie began to regret it.

He didn't regret waiting for Yan Shaoting here today.

Instead, he regretted when Yan Shaoting entered the palace with three million taels.

He should work with Gao Gong to uncover the truth about the three million taels of silver.

But there is no medicine for regret in this world.

Xu Jie sighed with an unpleasant expression: "I just hope that Yan Shidu can make the court less turbulent. After all, my Ming Dynasty can no longer withstand any major storms."

Yan Shaoting nodded, his eyes moved, and he looked at Old Xu: "In fact, this time the land issue between the two governments was discovered by Zhang Gelao and Hai Rui. I think that what we have discovered now is already..."

While continuing to exaggerate the situation between Master Xu and his apprentice Zhang, Yan Shaoting also left some loopholes in the matter.

really.

Xu Jie looked up at Yan Shaoting: "What does Yan Shidu mean?"

While asking the question, Xu Jie thought of his student Zhang Juzheng who was now in Suzhou Prefecture.

Even if he didn't want to think about it.

However, he couldn't help but think that if Zhang Juzheng could use his capacity as a cabinet member to suppress Hai Rui from investigating the land issue of the two governments, he would not be showing weakness in front of Yan Shaoting like this.

Even so, in all these days, this student of mine has not exchanged any letters with me regarding the affairs of the two governments.

What exactly did Zhang Juzheng do in Suzhou Prefecture?

Yan Shaoting said: "Lord Xu knows that this time the Southeast will implement the national policy, and the silk sold overseas will be taken over by the court.

It’s just that silk is very profitable, and although the southeastern coast has been harassed by Japanese pirates in recent years, merchants in the southeast dare to take the risk.

I just wonder, if the marketing of silk overseas is taken over by the imperial court in the future, those merchants in the southeast will risk being beheaded and secretly sell silk to foreign countries.

If this is the case, the plan to increase the price of silk for sale to foreign countries at the beginning of the year will be difficult to implement."

Once silk is sold overseas, it becomes the exclusive property of the imperial court.

Judging from the nature of those people in the southeast, they will definitely take risks and engage in smuggling in secret.

And in this matter, only Old Xu, the leader of the clean forces, can give the order to stop the large-scale smuggling.

As long as there is no large-scale smuggling of silk abroad, the little bit of smuggling can be completely cleared out on the sea by Qi Jiguang and his men.

What's more important is that the Taoist priest's words in Yuxi Palace before implied that he didn't want to use this incident to kill Old Xu.

Who are you?

The Taoist priest said it himself: loyalty to the country.

Xu Jie's eyes turned and his thoughts raced.

If Yan Shaoting's intention was really followed, the matters concealed about the land of the two governments would only be investigated to the point reported by Zhang Juzheng and Hai Rui.

So, although most of the land of the Xu family in Songjiang Prefecture needs to be registered in the tax book of the Ministry of Households, there are still many that they can continue to hold.

It would be nice for him to have an explanation afterwards to other families in the southeast who were familiar with the Xu family.

The price was that he needed to take the lead and suppress the merchants and local gentry in the southeast so that they would not engage in silk smuggling.

Perhaps, he could use coercion and inducement on those people in the southeast to complete the deal he was making with Yan Shaoting.

Xu Jie pondered in his heart and slowly said: "Your Majesty said that Yan Shidu is loyal to the country. I believe that Yan Shidu will properly handle the affairs in the southeast.

Although I am old, I can still do some things in the cabinet. If Yan Shidu needs anything this time, I will certainly help him. "

Yan Shaoting smiled.

At this point, things in the southeast have finally been mostly accomplished.

Compared with the deal reached with Xu Jie now, Yan Shaoting actually hopes to take advantage of this opportunity to completely overthrow Xu Jie through Zhang Juzheng and Hai Rui.

But at the same time, Yan Shaoting also knew that Xu Jie could not be driven out of office so easily, and now was not the right time to let Xu Jie step down.

He bowed and smiled, "Lord Xu is the pillar of this dynasty!"

...after completing the transaction with Xu Jie.

Yan Shaoting went to the cabinet.

It was already late, so Yan Shaoting took Old Yan out of the palace and returned to the Yan family.

The grandfather and grandson were drinking tea in the study and talking about what was happening at the moment.

Yan Shaoting naturally explained the deal reached between him and Lao Xu, focusing on the key points.

Yan Song sat on the white tiger skin armchair, closed his eyes and thought, then nodded slowly: "You did the right thing. Even if there is a will from above, you can't make enemies with the people of the world. The matter will be settled within the boundaries of the two prefectures."

Old Yan is now only concerned about his eldest grandson's career.

As for the agreement between Yan Shaoting and Xu Jie on banning the smuggling of silk, he did not ask about it at all.

Yan Shaoting hummed and refilled Old Yan's tea. "My grandson meant that, given the current situation in the court, it is most important to have more options for retreat. That is why this time, my grandson wants to use the destruction of the Xin'an River levee to investigate the cause of Zhejiang."

Where there are people, there will be cliques and factions.

If there was no Yan Party, there would actually be parties like the Xu Party and the Zhang Party.

Yan Shaoting also knew that it was impossible to wipe out the entire Yan Party, but he needed to get rid of those stupid people and those who did not do their job properly, and draw a clear line between the two sides.

mentioned this.

Yan Song couldn't help but move his lips.

In the end, he still couldn't bear to take action against those disciples in Zhejiang.

It was only after a long while that Yan Song finally cursed in a low voice, "If your father hadn't lost his mind and asked Zheng Michang, He Maocai and others to blow up the dike, this wouldn't have happened in Zhejiang!"

Old Yan had just finished speaking.

As soon as Cao Cao was mentioned, he appeared.

The door of the study was opened from the outside by Yan Shifan.

He rushed in with an angry face, first bowed hastily to Old Yan, and then glared at Yan Shaoting.

Yan Shifan started to curse: "Are you crazy? You want to investigate our Yan family? Do you think that without them, without our Yan family, you, Yan Shaoting, can still be as powerful as you are now?"

Without waiting for Yan Shaoting and Yan Song to speak.

Yan Shifan was already furious and continued to curse: "Why did I let Zheng Michang and He Maocai destroy the Xin'an River embankment?
It was just to make trouble for Zhang Juzheng and Xu Jie! To prevent them from completing the task of converting rice into mulberry, so that His Majesty would get angry and dismiss them all!
The levee was destroyed, Zhang Juzheng failed to do his job and was dismissed from office. Our Yan family can still let Zheng Michang, He Maocai and others take the opportunity to buy those fields at a low price to make up for the family fortune that was emptied by you, the rebellious son, at the beginning of the year!
You are so nice. "

Yan Shifan's face was full of ridicule and heartache.

He couldn't understand why he gave birth to such a thing out of the blue.

He cursed with saliva flying everywhere, one hand on his waist, and the other pointing at Yan Shaoting: "It's fine to investigate Suzhou Prefecture and Songjiang Prefecture, but you also want to investigate your own family? Do you want to kill Zheng Michang and He Maocai? We will not have a single person to use in the future, right?

It's fine if you want to investigate the case, after all, you still have to investigate Suzhou Prefecture and Songjiang Prefecture. But how can you be so ashamed to empty our Yan family's wealth all day long and not think about adding to the family? You have lost a good opportunity to buy land at a low price!

I think you just want to destroy our Yan family and bring it down before you’ll be satisfied!”

After a round of cursing, Yan Shifan's mouth was dry.

At this time, he stopped scolding Yan Shaoting and turned his eyes to look at the teapot placed next to the old man.

Yan Shifan licked his lips and reached out to grab the teapot to quench his thirst.

Snapped!
A large hand pressed on the teapot.

Yan Shifan looked up.

It’s the old man.

He looked puzzled.

Yan Song's face was cold and his eyes were gloomy: "Yan Shifan! Are you a pig?"

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