When the chief of the three law departments received this approval, Paine was naturally in a good mood, and Cai Yuncheng and Wan Cai were immediately panicked.

There has never been an absolute standard for the severity of sentencing. Some people are greedy for ink but they are punished, and some people are greedy for ink but they want to lose their heads, everything is in the hands of the law enforcers, and now it completely depends on the emperor's will.

At present, the emperor directly replied that it was too light, which is actually both a good thing and a bad thing.

The good thing is that the emperor did not accuse the three law divisions of "indulging" Yan Shifan, but the bad thing is that he was dissatisfied with the verdict of reducing his citizenship to the people, and he wanted to punish Yan Shifan more heavily.

It's just that heavier weighs exactly? Is it necessary for Yan Shifan to lose his head to be finished?

No one has a bottom in their hearts. This is why officials like to talk to the celebrities around the emperor, and it is so important for officials to be able to guess the emperor's thoughts.

Cai Yuncheng and Wan Cai have a deep understanding of officialdom, so they naturally will not make assertions, but choose to act separately. Cai Yuncheng went to Yan Song to ask for advice, while Wan Cai went to see Yan Shifan.

Yan Shifan lived in a cell in Dali Temple and enjoyed the best treatment. The best cell was clean, with brand new bedding and tables and chairs, and a bright light that fell just in time.

It's just that no matter how clean the cell is, it can be regarded as a kind of torture in life for people who are used to living a life in the meat forest wine pool.

Yan Shifan was wearing a set of clean filial piety clothes, and was sitting at the head of the bed with his back against the wall, looking at the hole in the wall that let in the sunlight. In just a few days, he seemed to have lost some weight.

Wan Cai "hid" Yan Shifan for a few days, and when he appeared here at this time, his face was also embarrassed and scared. The only thing that made him feel relieved was that although Yan Shifan was locked up in the prison of Dali Temple, it was not he who ordered people to be arrested.

After retiring from the jailer, he no longer had the majesty of Dali Siqing, and was carrying a rich food basket in one hand and a jar of good wine in the other, and walked into the cell cautiously.

After going through the mania at the beginning, Yan Shifan also slowly quieted down, and also understood something, and watched Wan Cai come in, and did not get angry.

Before Wan Cai could see the ceremony, Yan Shifan said lightly: "You and Cai Hengzhi shouldn't listen to my father!" Although sacrificing my Yan Donglou at the moment can indeed save everyone, this court has always been the same party and different parties. Like a few of you who are in important positions, let alone last until next year's Jingcha, I'm afraid that this year will be cleaned up by Xu Jie's old goods one by one! ”

Although Yan Shifan is arrogant, he has to admit that he is very smart and has a long-term vision than most people.

"Xia Guan has been thinking about it these days, and he also regrets it, he should have listened to you in the first place!" Wan Cai was ready to be scolded by Yan Shifan, but he never expected to meet Yan Shifan's heartfelt words, and he also said what was in his heart with regret.

This is not a lie, when Yan Shifan was convicted and presented to the emperor, he also began to think about what to do in the future, but found that things were indeed not optimistic.

Although he was able to survive this difficulty by sacrificing Yan Shifan this time, the next situation was extremely poor. It's better to help Yan Shifan appeal his innocence, maybe he still wants to exchange for a glimmer of life.

Yan Shifan rolled his eyes, he knew why he was so angry in the first place, so he said angrily: "It's too late to regret it now, what crime have you convicted me?" ”

Wan Cai's expression suddenly looked embarrassed, and he cautiously replied: "Go back to Xiaoge Lao's words!" Fan Ziren (Fan En's character) proposes to convict you of embezzlement of public funds, and a total of 800 taels from the Ministry of Industry will be used for the expenses of Xiaoxiang Building! ”

"Eight hundred taels?" Yan Shifan immediately laughed at himself when he heard this amount, but he knew that this matter had nothing to do with the amount, so he asked with confidence: "Then what crime have you drawn up for me?" It's settled, right? ”

"We, the Three Law Divisions, have convicted you of being removed from office and repatriated to your hometown!" Wan Cai paused, and then cautiously continued: "I just got the palindrome, Shengshang Zhu Criticism: It's too light."

"Too light? It's really unloading the mill and killing the donkey, ruthless and unjust! If it weren't for my father and son who had stood in the way for him all these years, with all the violent things he had done, how could his life have been so comfortable? Yan Shifan was stepped on like a tail, and even accused loudly.

Wan Cai glanced at the door vigilantly, and reminded worriedly: "Little Pavilion Elder, be cautious!" ”

Yan Shifan glanced at the door, knowing that this was not a place to hold his mouth openly, he slightly restrained the anger in his chest, and then asked, "Has my father's resignation been approved?" ”

"Xiaguan just heard that Lord Shousuke's resignation was sent back!" Wan Cai's eyes flashed with joy, and he replied honestly.

Yan Shifan immediately snorted coldly and said, "Hit back?" Shed crocodile tears! ”

"Little Pavilion Elder, do you think the emperor will still miss the old love and keep Yan Ge Lao as before?" Wan Cai held a glimmer of hope in his heart, and earnestly sought advice from Yan Shifan, who had always been smart.

"If I really think about the old feelings, my Yan Donglou will not be here!" Yan Shifan immediately poured a basin of cold water, looking at Wan Cai's disheartened appearance, he said confidently: "But things have come to this point, but there is no chance of turning defeat into victory, staying in this broken place these days, I have thought of a countermeasure!" ”

"Xiao Ge Lao, you really deserve to be the smartest person in the Ming Dynasty, I don't know what strategy can make us turn defeat into victory?" Wan Cai's eyes lit up immediately, and he asked as if he had caught a life-saving grass.

The corners of Yan Shifan's mouth curled slightly, and he stretched out his fingers and hooked them.

Wan Cai obediently leaned in front of Yan Shifan, listening to Yan Shifan whispering in his ear, and nodding frequently.

Hour Yongfang, Yan Mansion.

Since Yan Song was ordered to resign, he has been staying at home, and during the day, he will lie on a bamboo chair in the courtyard to cool off. After these days of drying, the calligraphy and painting manuscripts to be brought have been dried and boxed.

His resignation was sent back, which made him feel a little happy in his heart, and even gave rise to speculation that the emperor actually intended to keep him.

It's just that Cai Yuncheng came and learned that Yan Shifan's crime had not yet been decided, and he knew that this resignation had to be continued.

"It's too light, that is, the emperor is not satisfied with just reducing Yan Shifan to civilian nationality, isn't this meaning obvious enough?"

After Cai Yuncheng asked for Yan Ge Lao's opinion, he gritted his teeth and sent one "exile" to him. It's just that this time, there is no follow-up, it seems to be temporarily detained by the emperor.

Yan Song knew that the emperor would no longer retain him this time, and although his third resignation was beaten back, he still continued to submit his resignation. Finally, when the fourth resignation was handed in, the emperor agreed to his resignation to return to his hometown.

The 20-year ruling career has finally come to an end.