On the second day of the eighth month, Jiajing did not come to court, which was expected by the ministers. When Concubine Shu had a miscarriage, the emperor stopped working for ten days. Now, Xu Jin, the Marquis of Jinghai, fell into the sea and died. It is said that the emperor fainted on the spot after hearing the news. Given the emperor's favoritism for Xu Jin, he had to stop working for ten or eight days.

However, the news of the Taishan earthquake spread early in the morning. Not to mention ordinary people, even the court was panicked. In feudal society, the so-called "resonance of heaven and man" was still very popular, so everyone naturally linked Xu Jin's "death" with the Taishan earthquake.

The Marquis of Jinghai Xu Jin is undoubtedly a pillar of the Ming Dynasty. Now that Xu Jin falls into the sea and dies, the Ming Dynasty loses its pillars. I am afraid that the country will be in peace next. The fierce wild wolf (Altan) in the north of the Ming Dynasty is about to make a comeback, right?

Yan Song didn't care about this. He only knew that Xu Jin's death was a good thing, and a great thing. After get off work, Lord Yan left the government office on time to go home for dinner. Today he taught some etiquette when the princess Li Chun married the princess. The latter was very good and gave him 100 taels of silver afterwards. Now ten silver ingots were in his big sleeves, heavy. Yan Song liked the feeling of silver in his pocket, down-to-earth and happiness!

The reason why Yan Song won the "great" of the number one treacherous minister of the Ming Dynasty was not just because of corruption. The key was that this guy occupied the position of the chief minister of the cabinet for more than 20 years. He either did nothing or did anything or did bad things, fighting the sky, earth and air. He would punish anyone who dared not accept it, or he would punish him to death. The famous ministers Xia Yan, Shen Yan, and Yang Jisheng were the ones who killed him.

Yan Song and his son, the "golden combination" of Yan Song and his son, was in power for the late Jiajing period for twenty years. They were in power and did whatever they wanted, and they were unstoppable. There were countless ministers who had done bad things.

Now, Yan Song and his son seem to be gradually approaching the center of the stage according to the historical script. If Xu Jin really dies this time, it is impossible for the spotlight of history to hit the father and son.

Let’s stop talking, and Yan Song returned to his family happily. His wife Ouyang had already prepared a sumptuous dinner. As for his son Yan Shifan, most of the time, he was out of the room. This kid occasionally had dinner at home because he spent all his money, so he was about to ask his mother for it.

After dinner, Yan Song stretched his ears in the study and waited. When he heard the movement of his son Yan Shifan entering the door, he immediately called him by his servants.

"Dad, what's the matter with the child?" Yan Shifan was covered in alcohol, his fat face was flushed, and there were still some rouge marks left. It was obvious that he was drinking flower wine.

Yan Song couldn't help but say angrily: "Look at you, a bastard, you don't study hard, you will know how to spend money all day. Is it easy for you to earn some money? How can you live when you leave? I'm a kid from Donglou, listen to your father's advice, go out and mess with those friends, spend more time studying to gain fame, and you will have a future in the future!"

Yan Shifan said unrestrainedly: "When you enter the cabinet and become a prime minister, you don't want any official position, and you still have to take the exam!" (Yan Shifan in history did get a very good deputy ministerial position because of his good fortune and the Left Minister of Works)

Yan Song's face darkened and said, "Boy, do you think the court was opened by your father. You can get any official position if you want!"

"Okay, if Dad has nothing to do, the child will go back and rest." Yan Shifan burped, turned around and wanted to leave.

Yan Song hurriedly called him: "Come back, can you be beaten with itchy skin? That... Did you think of something yesterday? "

Yan Shifan suddenly turned around. It was rare that this fat guy was so flexible. He laughed and said, "Of course he has an idea, but it costs 1,000 taels of silver!"

Yan Song raised his hand and wanted to beat him, cursing: "I'm still indifferent to you?"

Yan Shifan said with a flattering face: "Brothers, you can settle the score clearly. The child has spent all his pocket money recently."

Yan Song took out the 100 taels of silver he had just received from his sleeve and threw it over, scolding him: "I'm lazy and I'll lose my family business sooner or later."

Yan Shifan weighed the weight of his wallet and smiled and said, "It's not just about defeat, but about defeat, but about our family's money will only increase."

"Stop talking nonsense, come and tell me if you have any ideas." Yan Song said unhappily.

Yan Shifan's eyes rolled and said proudly: "It's actually very simple for Dad to overturn Fei Hong. Now is a great opportunity, it's simply a god-given opportunity!"

Yan Song's heart moved and blurted out: "Taishan earthquake?"

Yan Shifan gave a thumbs up and laughed: "My father is wise. Recently, the emperor has been in trouble. First, Concubine Shu had a miscarriage, and then the prince-consort died suddenly. Now even Xu Jin, a capable minister, is burping, but Mount Tai is earthquake again at this time... Hehe, what if a minister writes a letter to impeach Fei Hong at this time, what will my father think?"

Yan Song couldn't help but lit up. The Taishan earthquake was a sign of the anger of God. If it weren't for the foolish and imperfection of the Lord, it would be that the treacherous and slandered in the court. Anyway, someone would have to take the blame, so that the people could be stabilized.

The emperor is afraid that he will not be able to put down his face and issue the "Self-sin Imperial Edict", so the responsibility for pushing the thief will naturally fall on the head of the cabinet's chief minister Fei Hong. Whoever made him the prime minister, one of the functions of the second-in-command is to push the thief. If someone impeached him at this time, it would be natural for Fei Hong to step down. I guess Fei Hong himself would be embarrassed to continue to dominate the position of the cabinet's chief minister.

The more Yan Song thought about it, the more he felt it was feasible. The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He wanted to hold his one-eyed son's fat face and kiss him. Giving such a smart son was his lifelong masterpiece that he had pride.

However, it is easy to impeach Fei Hong. Everyone is from a professional background. Who can’t write articles? The key is who will be the cannon fodder? You can’t go into battle bare-handedly, right?

Yan Song was in trouble. Although he was very glorious now, he was still a fifth-rank doctor in the Ministry of Rites. He was the kind who was standing behind the scenes in the morning court. He had no foundation in the court. Who could he find as a gun envoy?

Yan Shifan obviously saw my embarrassment and reminded him with a smile: "Dad, have you forgotten your disciple Zhao Yuanzhi?"

Yan Song slapped his head, yes, why did you forget this kid? It's him!

The Zhao Yuanzhi mentioned by Yan Shifan is Zhao Wenhua, who is also from Cixi, Ningbo Prefecture, Zhejiang. He is a fellow villager with Li Chun. At that time, Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian introduced Li Chun to Yan Shifan.

It is said that when Yan Song was the priest (principal) in the Imperial College, Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian had already studied in the Imperial College, which was considered a teacher-student relationship. In this year's Spring Examination Competition, Zhao Wenhua passed the Jinshi exam and ranked last in the second grade.

Because Yan Song came forward to help, Zhao Wenhua was not sent out and was able to stay in the capital as an official and be appointed as the head of the Ministry of Justice.

As the saying goes, if you give me a peach, you will repay him with Li. Yan Song feels that it is time for Zhao Zhao Wenhua to repay him!

Yan Song was not vague and immediately sent someone to ask Zhao Wenhua for an opportunity before the curfew was reached.
Chapter completed!