Chapter 493 Abnormal Yan Shifan
What is a loyal minister.

In fact, the important officials in the court are already very familiar with this matter.

Now kneeling at the Yuhe Bridge, his face filled with grief and indignation, Yan Shifan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, wished to execute all those who wanted to harm the emperor.

That is a great loyal minister.

Although people like Gao Gong felt disgusted with Yan Shifan's behavior.

However, even as the Prime Minister, he could not criticize Yan Shifan's actions.

A loyal minister, at least when he speaks loyally to the emperor, can be slandered and criticized.

Even though Yan Shifan's performance at this time was a bit too much and anyone who saw it would think it was fake, you still have to praise him for such performance, encourage him, and let other ministers follow his example.

This is very difficult.

Gao Gong, who was now the Prime Minister, could only endure the discomfort in his heart and looked back at the angry Yan Shifan: "Left Assistant Minister, please don't be angry. The fire in the palace has been found to be caused by a traitor. The court must investigate it thoroughly."

Although Gao Gong spoke these words himself, he still felt nauseous.

If the situation had not forced him, he would not even want to admit that the fire in Xiyuan last night was caused by a villain.

Anyway, the emperor was not burned and the Wanshou Palace was still intact.

It was only the Yuxi Palace that collapsed.

It's better to just pretend to be ignorant and ignore this matter.

Otherwise, it will be just like now, with another turmoil and debate in the court.

The emperor is fine.

It would be better to let the emperor suffer so that he, as the prime minister, can implement the new policy in peace and stability.

"How to check?"

"Where should I start?"

"Where else should we check?"

Faced with the fact that Prime Minister Gao Gong clearly intended to stop him from continuing to be a loyal minister, Yan Shifan asked three questions in a row.

Then he bowed his head and saluted towards Gao Gong: "Prince, we are ministers, we eat the salary of the emperor, and we should share the worries of the emperor. The prime minister is in charge of all officials, and I am in the Ministry of Justice. We each have our own duties. Now there is a fire in the palace, which affects the safety of Your Majesty, and there are traitors. I beg the prime minister to lead us, like soldiers in the battlefield, to follow the central army and kill the traitors and eliminate the evil!"

These words came out of Yan Shifan's mouth.

Even Jiajing, who was standing at the bridgehead, suddenly had a flash of light in his eyes.

Everyone present was completely dumbfounded.

Is this still Yan Shifan?
Only those who are familiar with it can appreciate how beautiful his words are today.

And what about Yan Shifan of the past?

He just keeps shouting, talking nonsense, and swearing.

But now.

Be well-behaved, respectful, speak beautifully and have proper manners.

If we didn't see each other every day.

Everyone thought that Yan Shifan had been possessed by some kind of ghost.

Gao Gong was so shocked that he didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Jiajing glanced at the people present, glanced at Gao Gong with a smile, and then said to Yan Shifan: "Nonsense! My dynasty has millions of soldiers and countless generals. Are you, Yan Shifan, going to take my prime minister to the army?"

Yan Shifan quickly lowered his head and said, "I dare not."

Then he looked up again, still smiling.

"I have read less books recently and more criminal law, so my metaphor is a little bad."

Gao Gong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

This is the Yan Donglou that he knows.

But in this case, I had to make a formal statement.

Gao Gong immediately faced the emperor, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty is wise and wise. Last night, there were traitors in the Yuxi Palace in the Western Garden who colluded with each other and caused a fire all night, endangering the emperor. I think that this incident happened in the palace, so the palace should first order the officials to investigate the various prisons, departments, and bureaus inside and outside. However, it is not convenient for us to interfere in the inner court. This matter should be decided by the emperor."

The Yuxi Palace is now in ruins. No matter how the palace is investigated, it will only be decided by the emperor and Lu Fang. As for whether some people who are still hiding can be found, it is not something he can consider.

If one is really ignorant and lets the three judicial officials of the imperial court investigate the inner court, then he would be really foolish.

Gao Gong then continued, "Outside the Western Garden, there have always been people who are dissatisfied with various things. I think that all the traitors who are colluding outside should be investigated in various places in the capital to see if they have recently been in contact with people in the inner court, or those who are secretly colluding. However, the new policy of the court is urgent now, and we are clear about our duties. This matter should be handled by the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple will assist. If people are needed to take things, the Jinyiwei Beizhenfu Division can be ordered to notify and handle it. In this way, if everyone works hard and the inside and outside work together, we can find out the reason and punish the traitors in no time."

Reasons were given, solutions were proposed, and responsibilities were divided.

After saying everything, Gao Gong closed his mouth completely, his eyes moved down, and his eyelids sank.

Since Yan Shifan wanted to be a loyal minister and show off in front of the emperor, he might as well go with the flow and let the Ministry of Justice take charge of this matter.

No matter what is found out at that time, the brunt of the responsibility will be placed on the Ministry of Justice and Yan Shifan.

If the truth cannot be found, Yan Shifan will be punished.

But if something is really found out, the evil person will be the Yan family, and it has nothing to do with me.

On the contrary, now that this matter is out of my hands, I can focus on the new policy.

however.

What Gao Gong didn't expect was.

It had nothing to do with Yuan Wei.

But at this time, Yuan Wei suddenly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, as the Prime Minister said, the court is in a hurry to implement a new policy, and the duties are clear. Now that the court is going to implement a new policy, it should have the intention of rebuilding all the old problems and eliminating them. So the Prime Minister has a heavy responsibility, which concerns the country. This time, there was a fire in the palace, and the Ministry of Justice and others are handling this matter. However, I am afraid that there are people in the court who disagree with the new policy and are slandering and resentful in their hearts. I request that the court officials be investigated to observe their words and deeds, and the central government will take charge and make the appointment and dismissal decisions."

His mind moved.

Gao Gong frowned.

Is there anything wrong with what Yuan Wei said?

no problem.

But what did he mean?

Rectify the officials.

But the matter of rectifying the administration of officials was already in his charge.

Then there is only one possibility.

Yuan Wei wants to share power with me!

Gao Gong's mind suddenly became serious. Yuan Fanzhong was usually like Maitreya Buddha in the cabinet, not caring about anything. But now he was excited and wanted to get things done.

This is obviously not normal.

But the next second, Yan Shifan immediately spoke up: "Your Majesty, Lord Yuan has been in the cabinet for a long time and is familiar with all the laws and regulations. I think this matter should be led by Lord Yuan. If Your Majesty orders the Ministry of Justice to investigate the fire in the palace, I also think that according to the rules, the cabinet should also have a minister to inquire and handle it. Lord Yuan is the best choice."

Wait until Yan Shifan said this.

Gao Gong was completely certain that Yan Shifan was cooperating with Yuan Wei to take away power from him.

He was not allowed to make any suggestions.

Jiajing narrowed his eyes and smiled as he said, "Since you have repeatedly given me your loyal advice, although I did not expect how evil this matter is, I cannot bear to disappoint you and your loyalty to the emperor. All matters shall be handled as requested. The Ministry of Justice shall investigate this case, the Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate shall assist, the Jinyiwei shall make efforts, and Yuan Qing shall take charge of this matter at the Cabinet Center. Now the Prime Minister is in charge of the center and is in a hurry to implement the new policy. Yuan Qing and the rest of you must do your best to do your work and not make the Prime Minister worry. Observe the words and deeds of the officials carefully, and check the duties of the officials and work hard on the new policy."

"I accept your order."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Yuan Wei and Yan Shifan, together with Ouyang Bijin, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who were present, spoke out to receive the order.

Only Gao Gong was holding his breath. After all the chatter today, the task of rectifying the administration of officials was taken over by Yuan Wei.

In this case, if he wanted to implement the new policy, all matters involving the appointment of officials would have to be discussed with Yuan Wei, and he would not be able to make the decision alone in the cabinet.

Suddenly Gao Gong felt that the fire in Yuxi Palace last night was clearly burning on himself!

This can't go on.

Gao Gong immediately spoke up, "Your Majesty is wise and the new policy is urgent. The first thing is to have a clean court, with all officials doing their jobs and following the law. Now that the emperor has made a wise and wise decision, he has issued an order to the cabinet to discuss with the nine ministers to recommend talented people to fill the vacancies in the court. Now that the new policy has been launched, there are many vacancies in the court, such as the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Rites. The position of Shangshu is vacant. I suggest that Yan Shifan, the left vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Gao Yi, the left vice minister of the Ministry of Rites, can be selected. Both of them are loyal and good people with outstanding talents. They have also worked in the court for a long time and are familiar with the duties of the government and the ministry. Now that the court is recruiting people, I will discuss with the cabinet and recommend these two people. I hope Your Majesty will make the decision."

This is a helpless act.

If possible, why would Gao Gong be willing to nominate Yan Shifan to officially take over the Ministry of Justice and be promoted to the position of Minister of Justice?

But in order to promote Gao Yi to the position of Minister of Rites, he had to include Yan Shifan in the mix.

As long as Gao Yi becomes the Minister of Rites, he will naturally be qualified to be nominated when the discussion of nominating ministers to join the cabinet occurs later.

However, Yan Shifan immediately spoke up: "It is a blessing for me to be recommended by the Prime Minister. However, I feel that I am not talented enough. Minister Gao is a great scholar and can take charge of the Ministry of Rites."

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Gao Gong was almost irritated to death by Yan Shifan who started to stir up trouble again.

There were even a few people at the scene trying hard to hold back their laughter.

Gao Yi's face flushed red.

You, Yan Donglou, said that you were not talented enough to be useful, and you also said that you were a great scholar of classics, but today the Prime Minister recommended both you and me to take charge of the government affairs.

Gao Yi could only bow his head and say: "I have just joined the Ministry. The Ministry of Rites does not know the mission clearly. I am not qualified to take up a high position.

At this moment Gao Gong really wanted to kill Yan Shifan.

However, Yan Shifan seemed to be a different person today, and spoke again: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister recommended me today for national affairs. I am not talented, but Minister Gao is very talented. I second the Prime Minister's recommendation. Minister Gao is qualified to serve in the Ministry of Rites. I hope Your Majesty will approve our request and advice."

Gao Gong, who just wanted to kill Yan Shifan, couldn't help but glance at Yan Shifan sideways.

What does he want to do?
It turned out that Gao Gong thought that Yan Shifan declined in order to hold Gao Yi back and prevent him from being promoted to the Minister of Rites.

But now Yan Shifan once again recognizes that Gao Yi can serve as the Minister of Rites, which is no longer a lie.

This is the time to recommend talented people.

Minister of Personnel Guo Pu, who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke slowly: "Your Majesty, it is the duty of the Prime Minister to recommend talented people. I am in charge of the Ministry of Personnel and inspect the officials of the country. The talent of Minister Gao can be used in the Ministry of Rites. The ability of Minister Yan can also be used in the Ministry of Justice."

The chief human resources director of the Ming Dynasty also expressed his approval.

In fact, this matter has basically been settled.

Jiajing smiled as he watched the ministers fighting in front of him. He said calmly, "The Prime Minister recommended talents, and the Ministry of Personnel had no objection. This is a sign of clean government. The Cabinet is to draft an edict to promote Gao Yi, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, to the Minister of Rites..."

Next.

Logically, Yan Shifan should be promoted to the Minister of Justice.

But at this time, Yan Shifan spoke again, his voice even louder: "Your Majesty! I am a mediocre person..."

He was obviously going to resign the post of Minister of Justice again.

"Bastard!"

Jiajing suddenly shouted coldly, and the smile on his face disappeared completely.

Yan Shifan immediately knelt down and bowed his head.

Jiajing snorted coldly: "Forget it, let the cabinet draft an edict according to the order."

Therefore, today only Gao Yi was promoted to the Minister of Rites, while Yan Shifan is still the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice and is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Justice.

Gao Gong became more and more confused and puzzled.

It shouldn’t be!
Yan Shifan shouldn't be like this.

He could clearly take advantage of the opportunity to ask for promotion for Gao Yi today and be promoted to the Minister of Justice, among the Nine Ministers.

But why did he just not want to do it?

I couldn't figure it out for a while.

Gao Gong could only bow and nod: "We obey your orders. Minister Yan is loyal to the country and has always been dedicated. Today, he is even more sad about the matter of the emperor. He is truly loyal and devoted. I hope the emperor will calm down."

I couldn't figure it out, but Yan Shifan didn't seem to want to ruin my plan to recommend Gao Yi, so I might as well help Yan Shifan out.

Jiajing snorted and glanced sideways at Yan Shifan.

"The Prime Minister has said that I will not punish you today."

"I thank you."

Yan Shifan spoke respectfully.

At this moment, the Minister of Revenue Gao Yao took a rare step forward.

The Minister of Revenue has done a very good job in recent years.

The court became more affluent, and the Ministry of Revenue was able to do its work much more smoothly than before.

When Gao Yao, the man in charge of the imperial purse, came out, everyone looked at him with attention.

He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, although today is not the right time, it is still smooth for me to meet with Your Majesty. I report that the Ministry of Revenue recently received a report from the Governor-General's Office of Zhejiang Province. The twelve prefectures in Jiangnan have been investigating the land since last year and have cleared the land occupied over the years. The results are quite good. The Governor-General's Office of Zhejiang Province reported that starting from the prefectures in Jiangnan this year, the land tax can be increased by 30%, and the Ministry of Revenue has verified it."

Gao Gong immediately raised his eyebrows.

This is a good thing!
Even better news!
Now the court is going to launch a new policy to clear out the land that has been occupied by the powerful and wealthy gentry over the years and return it to the people. However, these are the most important things he wants to do.

This memorial from the Governor-General's Office of Zhejiang Province can completely become an opportunity for new policies.

Just don't wait for him to praise.

Yuan Wei stood up again and said, "Your Majesty, this is good news. The various prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River have cleared the land and returned it to the people. The land tax of the court has increased, and the people have benefited more. This has benefited the country and the people, and the officials should be praised."

Where is the Yousi?

The memorial was submitted to the Governor-General's Office of Zhejiang Province, so it was naturally a praise for the office.

then.

Follow this logic.

Minister of Personnel Guo Pu said as if he was speaking off the cuff: "Today, the Prime Minister recommended Minister Gao to be promoted to Minister of Rites, which was the order of the Emperor last time. When the Emperor gave the order before, he also mentioned that the Cabinet would recommend the promotion. I think that the Governor-General of Zhejiang and the Governor of Zhejiang, Zhao Zhenji, can be used in the central cabinet. The court has implemented a new policy to clear out the land occupied by the powerful gentry and wealthy families in various places and return it to the people. Zhao Zhenji has experience. If he is promoted to the central government at this time, he can naturally act in the central court and implement the policies of the provinces and prefectures throughout the country."

Jiajing squinted and looked around.

He immediately understood what these people were thinking.

Of course Gao Gong also reacted.

This is how Gao Yao first came forward to talk about the memorial, giving a reason and an excuse, and then Yuan Wei and Guo Pu followed up.

The purpose was to recommend Zhao Zhenji to join the cabinet.

Logically speaking, if they wanted to nominate Zhao Zhenji, they should have discussed it with me first.

But now he went beyond himself and said it directly in front of the emperor.

This is clearly a violation of the rules of the cabinet and the court.

But Gao Gong frowned slightly.

Because I couldn't even come out to object.

Instead, they were taken advantage of by this group of people by claiming that clearing out the farmland was a must under the new policy!

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