Chapter 1183: A Pool of Troubled Waters
There is no impermeable wall in the world, and Jiajing's power over the inner eunuchs is highly suppressed, which makes these greedy eunuchs hungry and thirsty for Yinliang, so that this palace wall can't block many secrets at all.
Not long after Xu Jie left the Wanshou Palace, his self-justification statement this time quickly spread.
saw a little eunuch leave from the back door of the Wanshou Palace, and another little eunuch was talking secretly in a corner where no one was paying attention, and the little eunuch immediately ran in the direction of Wuyi Palace.
Yan Hong, the person from the Seven Rank House, came out cautiously from the Wuyi Palace, listened carefully to the news he had just received, and immediately returned in a hurry with a heavy face.
"I'm really old!"
Yan Song, who was holding a pen to carry out the ticket drafting, learned the news, raised his head and looked at the Wanshou Palace, and sighed leisurely for a long time, as if he had aged more than ten years all of a sudden.
His eyebrows were white, his eyes were cloudy, his face was covered with age spots, his cheekbones were raised, and the flesh on his face seemed to have changed, leaving only a dull face.
Time flies, and after more than 50 years, the eighteen-year-old second-class jinshi of Hongzhi, who was heroic in the past, has become an eighty-three-year-old old man, and his brain is obviously not as bright as before.
If in the past, before he attacked Xu Jie by destroying the embankment and flooding the fields, he would definitely think about things in detail. At that time, more than a dozen embankment failures will definitely be taken into account, and this hidden danger will either be eliminated in advance, or the attack will be abandoned.
It's just that now his energy can't keep up, and his brain is becoming more and more sluggish, and even has begun to forget.
In the same way, he could only choose to trust Yan Shifan more, let Yan Shifan help with ideas, and when he encountered problems, he would send a messenger home to ask Yan Shifan's opinion.
But this time, he seems to be trusting someone else. Although Yan Shifan is very smart and a good hand at political struggle, he still lacks political height and cannot be regarded as a real politician.
Now Xu Jie has revealed more than ten embankment failures, and at the same time has laid out the ten river embankments such as Baihe Embankment that have not been overhauled for five years, which not only muddies the water, but also drags him Yan Song into the water.
Although the reduction of the water conservancy project was to meet the needs of the Holy Monk's Spiritual Cultivation, no matter what the reason, he, the first assistant, was the first to bear the brunt. If things really get bigger, I'm afraid he will shoot himself in the foot.
As soon as he thought of this, he was immediately disheartened, and he had a feeling that it was really time to resign and return to the country.
"Grandpa, Xu Jie's meaning seems to be to guide your inaction on the river embankment, what should I do now?" After Yan Hong reported the news, he also asked worriedly.
Yan Song sighed lightly, looked at Yan Hong and commanded lightly: "Spread the news to him!" Save Yan Shifan to this day, and he is still complacent about his bad idea! ”
"Yes!" Yan Hong saw that his grandfather didn't come up with any way to return to heaven, and he couldn't help but feel a slight sense of loss in his heart, but he still respectfully accepted the order.
Hour Yongfang, Yan Mansion.
The sound of silk and bamboo in the house by the lake continued, and a famous teacher was invited to play, and the stage was no longer a Persian dancer, but a Chinese dance full of Jiangnan style.
Yan Shifan, who was wearing filial piety clothes, was indeed complacent, drinking and having fun here as usual, and the whole person was already drunk and groggy, and his life was like a fairy.
Xu Jie was summoned into the palace face saint, naturally he couldn't escape his ears and eyes.
It's just that Yan Shifan doesn't think so, after all, Xu Jie has also served Jiajing for many years, and now Xu Jie's resignation due to sin, it is normal for the emperor to summon him.
In his conception, Xu Jie's entry into the palace this time was to exchange his years of exploits for Xu Kun's safety, and tomorrow Xu Laogou would leave the capital like a lost dog.
"Quack...... I underestimate this Xu Zisheng! ”
After hearing the news, Yan Shifan gritted his teeth and said hatefully.
It is said that he already has He Jiu's testimony in hand, and asked his father to come forward to nominate Dong Wei to investigate the case, which is almost an unsolvable situation. It's just that who would have thought that Xu Jie would find another way and make a good article by taking advantage of the embankment failure.
If he had known that he had this hand, he could have guarded against him a little, but now it was undoubtedly too late, and the water was completely muddied by Xu Jie.
"Brother Donglou, the emperor didn't express his position immediately, I'm afraid he hasn't made up his mind yet, right?" Luo Wenlong never dared to get drunk in front of Yan Shifan, so he said very soberly.
Yan Shifan impatiently pushed away the beauty who was feeding meat next to him, and replied with great certainty: "No, don't look at the emperor's stubbornness, but the emperor has a good face, and he definitely wants to stop investigating the case of destroying the embankment and flooding the fields!" ”
"Brother Donglou, don't be too anxious about this matter! Xu Jie is actually gambling, he bets that the emperor doesn't want to be stained, and he won't investigate the case of destroying the embankment and flooding the river, but we have He Jiu this witness in hand, as long as it can be proved that Xu Kun destroyed the embankment and flooded the fields, he Xu Jie will be in a catastrophe! Luo Wenlong said calmly.
Yan Shifan drank a lot of wine, and his fat face seemed to be smeared with rouge, but he calmed down and slowly digested Luo Wenlong's words.
Luo Wenlong looked like he was holding a pearl of wisdom, and looked at Yan Shifan confidently and continued: "This holy decree has been issued, let's let Lord Dong set off immediately, will the emperor still go back on his word, and will also issue an order for Lord Dong to suspend the investigation of the case of destroying the embankment and flooding the fields?" ”
Yan Shifan's eyes lit up immediately, but he nodded again and again: "Hehe...... Yes, let's let Dong Wei leave Beijing now, don't give the emperor a chance to repent, and let him go to Songjiang Mansion today to investigate the case! ”
The more Yan Shifan thought about it, the more excited he became, the saint was a good-looking person, and he rarely did anything to go back on his word. Now that the emperor has ordered Dong Wei to investigate the case of destroying the embankment and flooding the fields, it is naturally impossible to slap himself in the face.
As long as Dong Wei leaves the capital and rushes to Songjiang Mansion to implement Xu Kun's case of destroying the embankment and flooding the fields, then the matter will naturally be raw rice cooked and matured, and I am afraid that Jiajing can only pinch his nose and admit it.
As for whether there will be any turmoil in the future, there is no need to worry about this at all. Hu Zongxian has already accumulated a very high reputation in the southeast, and I believe that with his prestige and ability, he will definitely be able to easily suppress this matter.
said that action would be action, and Yan Shifan immediately sent someone to urge Dong Wei to leave Beijing immediately.
It was also a coincidence that Dong Wei had just left in the carriage, and the eunuchs in the palace came to Dong's mansion. Originally, he wanted Dong Wei to enter the palace to face the saint, but when he learned that Dong Wei had already left for Songjiang Mansion, he had to go back to recover his life.
With Yan Shifan singing such a play, it undoubtedly made the whole thing more complicated, and this battle is still not over, but I don't know who can have the last laugh.