Yan Song's name is only in the middle, the number Mian'an, Jiangxi Xinyu County, is a famous traitor in the Ming Dynasty, listed as one of the six great traitors in the "History of the Ming Dynasty", which controlled the government for 20 years in the later period of the Jiajing Dynasty, and was nicknamed "Qingzi Prime Minister". Huo Ran Wen ?? ｗｗ?ｗ?． ｒ?ａ?ｎ?ｗ?ｅ?ｎa`ｃｏｍ

The so-called green word is a kind of article used for prayer when making Jiao. In real history, Emperor Jiajing not only liked to study ancient rites, but also indulged in cultivating the Tao for longevity, and often held Zhaijiao prayer offerings, and to hold Zhaijiao must have green words (communication immortals), so some ministers dug out their hearts to write green words to please Emperor Jiajing, Yan Song is one of the best.

Yan Song has a good hand, is recognized calligraphy master, green words are also written particularly praised, so won the appreciation of Emperor Jiajing, plus this person is good at figuring out the will, and the intention to please the please, so deeply favored by Emperor Jiajing, and finally a very popular minister, control the government for 20 years, more than 80 years old is still tossing in the political arena, it can be seen how much he loves power.

However, the current Yan Song has not yet made a career, last year was just the fourth grade of the country's priest wine, at the beginning of this year took the path of Zhang Zhang, transferred to the Oriental Protectorate to the post of probationary envoy, rank from the third grade, and finally stepped into the ranks of the three grades.

It is worth mentioning here that Yan Song in history won the favor of Emperor Jiajing by writing green words, however, after the current Jiajing Emperor was "improved" by Xu Jin, he was no longer interested in alchemy and cultivation, but was more keen on expanding the territory, so it was impossible for Yan Song to make a fortune by writing green words, let alone control the government for 20 years.

At this moment, our Lord Yan was kneeling pitifully in front of the imperial case in Wenhua Palace, crying to Emperor Jiajing with a handful of snot and tears about Wang Zhi's various crimes.

Yan Song was wrapped in gauze on his head, and his right leg was also wrapped in gauze, bloodstained, and it looked shocking, it is said that the wound on his leg was hit by a flintlock pistol, and the wound on his head was shot by a stray arrow, and he was still alive at this time, which can be described as a big fate.

Yan Song's injury doesn't know if it's true or not, but when he looked at this product crying loudly, it was estimated that the injury was not as serious as it appeared on the surface, and he was suspected of selling miserably, not to mention that it would take at least a month or two to escape from the Japanese country to Daming Hangzhou by boat, and then return to Beijing from Hangzhou, and the wound would have healed long ago, how could it still be as bloody as it is now.

"Your Majesty, Wang Zhi was originally a thief and acted perversely, and his righteous son Mao Haifeng was even more accustomed to doing his own thing, arrogant and unreasonable. Wang Zhi is the protector of the Oriental Metropolitan Protectorate, controlling the army, holding the power of life and death, and the locals are all afraid of him like a tiger, secretly calling him "King Taichang", and Wang Zhi's righteous son is the Oriental King......"

Yan Song gritted his teeth while wiping his tears, but Jiajing Emperor Zhu Hou's face became more and more gloomy, just like the thunderclouds were constantly accumulating, and everyone else in the hall was so frightened that they didn't dare to come out, for fear of provoking the thunder and anger of the Son of Heaven.

"That Mao Haifeng acted unscrupulously, bullying men and women, bullying the market, and treating human life as a mustard, if anyone offended him, this fang would even kill people on the street to vent his anger. The minister was deeply blessed by the Holy Grace, and Tian was the Protector of the Oriental Metropolitan Government to raise the punishment according to the probation envoy, and he was in charge of the punishment, which naturally could not be ignored, but Wang Zhi's father and son were powerful, and the ministers who had just arrived could not do anything with them, but they came and went, and the relationship between everyone was very stiff.

At the beginning of June this year, the political envoy Jia He accepted a widow as a concubine, and kindly invited Wang Zhi and his son to drink the wedding wine, and the minister also participated.

Who knew that Wang Zhina's righteous son Mao Haifeng also took a fancy to this Japanese singer, and arrogantly begged the political envoy of Jia Bu for it, but Lord Jia naturally refused, and felt deeply humiliated, so he ordered someone to drive Mao Haifeng out. Mao Haifeng was bold enough to cover the sky, and he actually killed Master Jia with the intention of drinking, and plundered the national anthem. ”

"How can this be justified, it is simply lawless!" Emperor Jiajing finally couldn't suppress his anger when he heard this, and slapped his palm on the imperial case fiercely, making a bang, and Yan Song in front of the imperial case was also frightened.

Emperor Jiajing asked with a pale face: "Go on, what happened later, Wang Zhi directly raised the flag and rebelled?" ”

Yan Song cried and said with a sad face: "The minister is incompetent, he was so frightened that he fled back to the Punishment and Prosecution Division, but then I thought about it, the minister was the Inspector and the Inspector, and he was in charge of the punishment of the Imperial Protector, and at this moment it was the time for the minister to perform his duties, how could he be greedy for life and afraid of death, and live up to the emperor's grace?"

So the minister took advantage of Wang Zhi's father and son's unpreparedness, led people to raid and arrest, but unfortunately only caught Wang Zhi, but let Mao Haifeng escape, this fang quickly gathered his subordinates diehard, brazenly besieged the punishment according to the prosecutor's department, and asked the minister to release Wang Zhi.

The minister knew that he was invincible, so he planned to escort Wang Zhi to flee back to Daming, but unfortunately he was destroyed by Mao Haifeng's thief when he boarded the ship, and Wang Zhi was also robbed back by them, and the minister boarded the ship in embarrassment and fled to Daming.

Mao Haifeng still pursued and killed, and in the chaos, the minister was shot in the thigh and hit by a stray arrow in the forehead, and he almost died in a foreign country. Fortunately, God favored it, and suddenly there was a storm, and the ministers were lucky to survive, and they were able to return to the Ming Dynasty and present their feelings to the emperor in front of him! ”

After Yan Song finished speaking, he wiped his old tears and shouted: "The minister implores the emperor to immediately send troops to exterminate the two thieves of Wang Zhi's father and son, for Lord Jiahe, and for those who were brutally killed by Wang Zhi's father and son!" ”

Emperor Jiajing clenched his fists, the anger and murderous intent in his eyes coexisted, obviously he was extremely angry, and he asked in a deep voice: "I want to send troops to quell the thieves, what does Mr. Yang think?" ”

At this moment, in the Wenhua Palace, all the ministers led by Yang Yiqing, the first assistant to the cabinet, have arrived, oh, it should be said that except for Fei Hong.

Fei Ge Lao is also helpless, Xu Jin is his protégé, and now that this kind of thing has happened, he can only take the initiative to avoid suspicion, saying that he is sick. Despite this, there are still ministers who wrote to impeach him for his corpse vegetarian meal, fortunately, before Xu Jinkeju was cleared, Fei Hong had not been reinstated, otherwise Zhang Xuan and his ilk would definitely make a big fuss about it, after all, Xu Jindian bet on the strategy topic when he took the test.

At this time, I saw Yang Yiqing, the head of the cabinet, come out and say: "Wang Zhi's father and son killed officials and rebelled, and the crime was extremely evil. But now it is the end of August, as the so-called three armies have not moved, grain and grass go first, and everything is ready, it is estimated that it is already October, and the headwind is not conducive to going to sea.

Therefore, the minister thought that this matter should not be rushed, and it would not be too late to send troops when the southwest monsoon blows next year. In addition, Wang Zhi was born as a pirate, and the thieves and thieves under his command are also well versed in the way of naval warfare, and it is not easy to win in battle.

What's more, Wang Zhi has been operating in the local area for a long time, and it is estimated that he is also colluding with the Japanese people, so if you want to exterminate Wang Zhi, you must send a commander who is above Wang Zhi in prestige and skills. ”

Yang Yiqing Yunwen Yunwu is a great talent for entering the prime minister, and his analysis is undoubtedly extremely pertinent, and it hit the nail on the head, and the other ministers in the palace fell into contemplation after listening to it.

Zhu Houjian's eyebrows are deep, and the coach whose prestige and skills are above Wang Zhi, the most suitable candidate is naturally Xu Jin. Xu Jin's prestige in the army was unmatched, Wang Zhi was recruited by him, and Malacca and Kyushu Island were also occupied under Xu Jin's command. Therefore, if Xu Jin is the commander and sends troops to the Japanese country, it is estimated that Wang Zhi's father and son will be invincible. However, now that Xu Jin is still in prison, it is impossible to appoint him as the commander-in-chief.

At this time, Zhang Xuan's eyes flashed, and he took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has a suitable candidate for the head coach." ”

Zhu Houxi said: "Zhang Qing quickly recommends it!" ”

"Yu Dayou, the capital of Nanyang Metropolitan Protectorate, can take on this important task!" Zhang Xuan said.

Zhu Hou was suddenly disappointed, not to look down on Yu Dayou, but to be extremely optimistic, because Xu Jin also praised Yu Dayou in front of him as a rare handsome talent, however, Yu Dayou is far away in the South Seas at the moment, and it is difficult to save the fire from far water.

In addition, Xu Jin also reminded Zhu Hou that although the Westerners signed an agreement with the Ming Dynasty, they may not dare to tear it up, so before the maritime trade with the Westerners is on the right track, the Strait of Malacca must be guarded by Yu Dayou, because others can't control it.

Although Zhu Hou was angry that Xu Jin "betrayed" him at the moment, he still trusted and valued Xu Jin's judgment and strategic vision very much, so as soon as he heard Zhang Xuan recommend Yu Dayou, he vetoed it without thinking about it, Yu Dayou currently has to guard in Nanyang Town, and he can't move!

"Yu Dayou can't do it, first, I can't catch up, and second, the location of the Strait of Malacca is extremely important, and it is not appropriate to make a temporary substitution." Emperor Jiajing waved his hand.

Zhang Xuan frowned imperceptibly, it seems that the emperor's trust in Xu Jin has not diminished, and after Wang Zhi's trip, he was even relieved to hand over the Nanyang Metropolitan Protectorate to Yu Dayou, you must know that Yu Dayou is also Xu Jin's descendant.

In fact, Zhang Xuan's recommendation of Yu Dayou was not all out of public intentions, but the actual purpose was to kill two birds with one stone and transfer Yu Dayou out of Nanyang, after all, if Xu Jin could be put to death this time, Xu Jin's generals like Yu Dayou, Qi Jingtong, Wang Lin'er, and Xie Erjian would have to find a way to get rid of them, so as to prevent future troubles.

It's a pity that Zhang Xuan miscalculated, Emperor Jiajing is not a faint monarch without opinions, and the good and bad are still very clear, and he vetoed his proposal in one bite.

At this time, Xia Yan stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the commander of the Shenji Battalion can make Wang Lin'er take on this great responsibility!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the upstart faction led by Zhang Xuan changed their complexions, especially Guo Xun, the Marquis of Wuding, who immediately jumped out and objected: "By all means, Xu Jin, Marquis of Jinghai, is now in prison to be punished, and Wang Lin'er is a descendant of Xu Jin, so this person cannot be trusted, and it is very inappropriate to send him to lead the army and send troops to the country at this time!" ”

"Your Majesty, what Marquis Wuding said is very true, Wang Lin'er is a descendant of Xu Jin, and he has worked with Wang Zhi, and in the end, if he colludes with Wang Zhi's anti-thief, it will cause a big disaster. The minister thought that it was more appropriate for the Marquis of Wuding to be in charge! "Zhan Shifu, the young Zhan Shigui, came out and played.

Guo Xun, the Marquis of Wuding, was still an old god, but when he heard that Gui Cao finally recommended himself to be in charge, he was immediately frightened. As the so-called chicken eats light insects, he has a few catties and a few taels, Guo Xun knows it well, and let him lead the army to fight against Wang Zhi, an "old fritter" at sea, is simply a head.

Fortunately, Emperor Jiajing also knew that although Guo Xun was after Wuxun, he was not at all a material to lead troops to fight.

"Wu Dingxun has no combat experience, it's not suitable!" Zhu Hou dismissed Wu Dingxun with a light stroke, but the latter breathed a sigh of relief and quickly retreated into the ranks of military attachés.

"Your Majesty, why don't you let Yang Ge Lao take charge?" The Ministry of Rites Shang Shushu proposed.

As soon as these words came out, Lord Xi suddenly gained a bunch of mocking eyes, Yang Yiqing did allow Wen Yunwu, and he had twice been in charge of the three sides, but since the Ming Dynasty had a cabinet, he had never heard of the cabinet minister in command, the cabinet minister was the emperor's left arm and right arm, and his function was to sit in the center to share government affairs for the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the minister is old, I'm afraid he can't afford to toss, and the minister is not familiar with naval warfare, so it's better to choose another talent!" Yang Yiqing took the initiative to resign.

Yang Yiqing is not pretending to be modest, he is indeed old, he is more than seventy years old and goes to sea by boat, he is afraid that he will lose half of his old life before he reaches the land of the Japanese Kingdom, and he is indeed not familiar with naval warfare.

Emperor Jiajing's sword eyebrows were deeply locked, and he was very upset in his heart, Xu Jin's accident, it was difficult to find a handsome person in the court, it was really ironic.

At this time, a young official came out, it was the new military department to Xu Jie, only to hear him say loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister wants to recommend a person." ”

Xu Jietanhua and others, although they are short, but they have good appearance and temperament, and they talk elegantly, giving people a good first impression, and because of this, Zhu Hou ordered him to be Tanhua.

"Xu will play it!" Zhu Hou's face was slightly pale.

Xu Jie gave a salute and said with a heartfelt voice: "The minister recommended Feng Guoqing, the commander of Shaoxingwei, who had participated in the Battle of Pingwei and the naval battle with the Westerners, had rich experience and was also quite prestigious in the army. ”

Feng Guoqing was the commander of Shaoxingwei, and he also served under Xu Jin at the beginning, and he did participate in many battles, and later he was also named an earl with Qi Jingtong and Xie Erjian, but Feng Guoqing was not a descendant of Xu Jin, so Feng Guoqing was indeed a suitable candidate for command.

Zhang Xuan immediately stepped out and said: "The minister seconded the proposal!" ”

"The minister also seconded it!" The officials of the upstart faction were the only ones who looked ahead, and when they saw this, they came out one after another to second.

Yang Yiqing didn't have a suitable candidate for a while, so he nodded and seconded, so Shao Weixing's command to make Feng Guoqing in command was unanimously approved.

However, Emperor Jiajing was sullen, Feng Guoqing's prestige and ability to lead troops were far inferior to Yu Dayou, let alone compared with Xu Jin, Qi Jingtong, Xie Erjian, and Wang Lin'er were any more powerful than Feng Guoqing, but they were all descendants of Xu Jin, and Qi Xie and Xie were still living and dying outside the Saiwai.

There is no way, there are no tigers in the mountains, so they can only send monkeys to appear, Emperor Jiajing had no choice but to say: "Then appoint Shaoxing Wei Feng Guoqing as the chief military officer, and prepare to send troops on the same day. ”

"The Emperor Shengming!" The ministers said in unison.

Emperor Jiajing waved his hand happily and said, "Please ask Mr. Yang to discuss the decree on my behalf!" ”

Yang Yiqing hurriedly came out to receive the order, and after the end of the meeting, he would return to the cabinet for the decree, and then hand it over to Emperor Jiajing to review and stamp the jade seal.

"Your Majesty, Wang Zhi was recruited by Xu Jin, Marquis of Jinghai, and he also appointed Wang Zhi as the protector of the Oriental Protectorate, and the minister thought that it was necessary to investigate the joint and several responsibility of the Marquis of Jinghai, and he should be punished for several crimes, and he should be beheaded!"

As soon as Yang Yiqing retreated into the team, Zhou Yufei jumped out and said loudly in the middle of the incident, which instantly detonated **. Obviously, the upstart faction had already colluded and was only waiting for this moment, so after Zhou Yusheng, a pawn who crossed the river, took the lead, a group of upstart factions jumped out one after another, asking Emperor Jiajing to execute Xu Jin and raid his home.

Originally, Xia Yan, Qin Jin, Xu Jie and many other officials would have defended Xu Jin before, but now that there is such a thing as Wang Zhi's rebellion, they can't help it.

So for a while, the crowd was surging, as if everyone wanted to kill Xu Jin and then quickly, although Zhu Hou was the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, he couldn't be arbitrary, and he couldn't resist the situation in front of him, and the scales in his heart began to tilt slowly.

At this moment, it can be said that Xu Jin's life hangs in the balance of Emperor Jiajing's thoughts, as long as he says the word "quasi-play", then Xu Jin's head will be cool.

Zhang Xuan was not shocked on the surface at the moment, but his heart was so nervous that he was stretched into a thread, waiting eagerly, waiting for Emperor Jiajing to say those two words, waiting for the joy of success to come.

Zhang Xuan is a political speculator, a political speculator who is very good at seizing opportunities, and he does not scatter eagles when he sees rabbits. He is always scheming, or he will not make a move, and once he chooses to make a move, the prey will never escape. He helped Yan Song to serve as the procurator of the Oriental Metropolitan Protectorate, but he was not a pawn laid by him.

In fact, Yan Song first notified Zhang Xuan when he returned to Hangzhou, so under Zhang Zhang's deliberate arrangement, Yan Song just returned to the capital at this juncture.

At this moment, Zhang Xuan stared nervously at Emperor Jiajing, expecting him to say the word "quasi-play", he knew the consequences of fighting a snake and not dying, not to mention that Xu Jin was not a snake, he was a tiger, if he couldn't put Xu Jin to death with all his strength this time, then the day Xu Jin turned over would be his death.

Breaking the cauldron and fighting against the water, for Zhang Xuan, he has no way out, either kill Xu Jin, or wait for Xu Jin to turn over and kill himself!

However, Emperor Jiajing did not say those two words for a long time, and Zhang Xuan began to fall into panic, because the longer Emperor Jiajing thought about it, the lower the possibility of saying those two words.

Sure enough, Emperor Jiajing pondered for a moment and then said expressionlessly: "Let's discuss this matter again, retreat from the dynasty, I'm tired, I want to rest for a while!" ”

After Emperor Jiajing finished speaking, he stood up and left directly, and a group of eunuchs hurriedly chased after him, leaving only the ministers in the palace to look at each other.

Yang Yiqing glanced at the disappointed Zhang Xuan, and actually felt a sense of relief, not that he sympathized with Xu Jin, but felt that Xu Jin had fornicated with the White Lotus and should be killed, but from the perspective of checking and balancing Zhang Zhang, Xu Jin's life played a greater role.

Because once Xu Jin is killed, Zhang Xuan will inevitably be more unscrupulous, and he is already in his seventies, and he can still suppress Zhang Xuan for the time being, but once he returns to the West, who can still balance Zhang Zhang?

Most of the upstart faction represented by Zhang Xuan are some sycophants, and letting this group of people control the government may not be the blessing of the Ming Dynasty, so in contrast, Yang Yiqing hopes that Xu Jin can live.

Xu Jin may be a little more radical, but he is at least seeking the well-being of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhang Xuan and these people will only fight for power and profit by welcoming the emperor.

In Yang Yiqing's view, Xu Jin's shortcomings are "wind-flow-good-lust", which is why he was fascinated by the White Lotus Demon Girl, but compared to Xu Jin's talent, this shortcoming is almost negligible, people are not wind-wandering teenagers, which man doesn't like beauty-women, when he was young, his self-control was almost fine, and when he got older, he would understand that no matter how delicious the braised pork was, he would get tired of it, and if he saw through it, women were nothing more than that!

Yang Yiqing left the Wenhua Hall with a relaxed expression and went back to the cabinet to draft the decree.

Shoufu left, and the other officials also left one after another, and only some of the unwilling upstart officials remained in the palace.

Zhang Zhang's face was slightly pale at the moment, if someone touched his forehead at this time, they would definitely find that it was very cold, in fact, at this moment, Zhang Zhang's heart was even colder, cold to the heart and lungs, and fear spread to the whole body like a demon.

Gui Cao, Wu Dinghou, Yan Song and others did not look good, their hearts were full of fear, frustration, fear, and even a trace of regret, how much the emperor favored Xu Jin, and he had to protect him for such a crime.

Zhou Yusheng was also worried at this time, he was Zhang Xuan's pawn, once Xu Jin turned over, his chess piece would end up miserable.

Zhang ...... Master Zhang! "Zhou Yuxian eats authentically.

Zhang Xuan came back to his senses and regained his composure in an instant, as scheming as he was, he naturally understood that the more this time, the more he had to perform well, otherwise people's hearts would be scattered.

Zhang Xuan stroked his sparse beard and said calmly: "The emperor didn't say that he would not behead the Marquis of Jinghai, Xu Jin committed such a serious crime, it is absolutely impossible to get out of the way, you don't have to be discouraged, just continue to read." ”

Everyone nodded thoughtfully, although the emperor is the Son of Heaven, he can't protect Xu Jin for personal gain in this matter, otherwise it will be difficult to block the mouths of the people, what he has to do now is to continue to make things bigger, make the momentum bigger, so that the emperor has to have some scruples!

"Okay, Xiaguan will go back and write a book of ten thousand words!" Zhou Yuxian gritted his teeth and said: "The lower officials don't believe that he Jinghai Hou Ban will not fall!" ”

Zhou Yuxian is a pawn who crosses the river, and there is no way out like Zhang Xuan, of course, he, a pawn who crosses the river, bears the brunt, and can only go to the black one way to the bottom, and if he doesn't succeed, he will become "benevolent".

At that moment, a group of nouveau riche officials dispersed one after another, went home and picked up the pen, dug out their hearts to write a notebook, and vowed to put Xu Jin to death.

So, please behead the Jinghai Marquis Xu Jin's recital and flew to Emperor Jiajing's imperial case like snowflakes, but unfortunately a few days have passed, these recitals have all sunk into the sea, and the emperor, who has always been diligent in government, has not been in court for several days.

It is said that the emperor has been drunk in the past few days, and he is talking nonsense, like a madman, but the Empress Dowager Jiang and the two princesses are in a hurry, and the Empress Dowager Jiang almost ordered someone to expel the concubine who "connived" at the emperor from the palace.