After Qian Qianyi heard that Yan Song wanted 200,000 yuan to redeem Liu Rushi, he was extremely nervous. He wasn't in the mood to chat with Liu Rushi and was ready to go back to raise money.
Qian Qianyi had taken a fancy to Liu Ru and had always thought that Liu Ru was his private property. Moreover, his friends and accomplices also knew about this.
If Yan Song snatched Liu Rushi away, how would Qian Qianyi survive in the industry in the future? He reckoned that others would say that he was useless behind his back, that his woman had been snatched away by someone else.
How could a man tolerate this? Moreover, the other party was a treacherous official, Yan Song, the traitor of the country! For the sake of the country, he could not let Yan Song succeed. (Yan Song: I'm so angry. How can these people be jealous of the country? Too bad!)
Therefore, Qian Qianyi was no longer in the mood to play. He quickly went back to prepare to raise money. 200,000 yuan was not a small amount.
However, it was impossible not to raise money. He couldn't stand the thought of Liu Ru having sex with Yan Song.
"Hmph, impeach him! He must be impeached!"
After Qian Qianyi left, Liu Ru sighed.
"Madam, could it be that Yan Song really said that he wanted 200,000 yuan to redeem me?”
The brothel madame smiled." Of course. Grand Secretary Yan is the Emperor's favorite. He's an extremely important official and commands all the officials. If you follow him, you'll have a good life in the future."”
"But I heard that Yan Song is a treacherous official…" Liu Ru felt wronged.
The brothel madame tried to stop her." Oh, my daughter. Who doesn't have a bit of a secret in this world? For Grand Secretary Yan to be valued by the Emperor, he must have something special about him…Alright, let's not talk about this. We should prepare well in the next two days."”
The brothel keeper left happily.
Originally, the brothel madame was going to organize Liu Rushi's wedding banquet according to the normal procedure. However, yesterday, a steward from the Yan manor came to her door and said that he wanted to redeem Liu Rushi's freedom. He offered 200,000 taels of silver at once, which immediately surprised the brothel madame.
Under normal circumstances, it would be good enough for the top hostess to redeem herself with 50,000 yuan. The brothel madame's expectation for Liu Ru was 80,000 yuan, but Grand Secretary Yan had thrown a cannon at her and directly offered 200,000 yuan.
The brothel madame was a shrewd person. She immediately told Qian Qianyi, who was very fond of Liu Rushi, about this matter.
If the two of them competed, it would probably be more than 200,000 yuan.
"It will definitely be very popular the day after tomorrow!"
The brothel madame waved her pink fan and left with a smile.
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Yan Manor, study room.
Because of Feng Ji's arrival, the study room was directly connected to the rooms next door.
At this moment, Feng Ji was familiarizing himself with matters, and Yan Song was handling some matters.
Not long after, his lackey Yan Nian walked in."Old Master, the matter has already been settled.”
"Does Qian Qianyi know?"”
Yan Nian: " Master, I was going to find someone to inform Qian Qianyi, but we didn't have to do anything. The brothel keeper was greedy and took the initiative to tell Qian Qianyi."”
Feng Ji smiled." It seems that Qian Yiqian has fallen into the trap. Master, you can just add fuel to the fire in the cabinet later."”
Yan Song nodded and laughed.
Yan Nian was confused.
Yan Song instructed Yan Nian," In these two days, sort out some of Feng Ji's crimes and evidence. Hand them over to Bao Dapao the day after tomorrow. We'll watch a good show in four days."”
Yan Nian felt that his brain was not enough, but it was obvious that Daren and Feng Ji had come up with a plan together. I can't believe I can't understand this Feng Ji. He's so smart.）
……
The next day.
He continued to attend court.
However, no one reported anything, so the court quickly withdrew. Yan Song and the other two cabinet elders came to the cabinet office.
The cabinet was located next to the Hall of Cultural splendor. It was a large room with a complete table. It was the main place where the cabinet dealt with memorials.
The power center of the civil officials in the Ming Dynasty was also constantly changing.
First the Prime Minister, then the Cabinet.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang set up the Ministry of Central Affairs and the Prime Minister. However, in the 13th year of Hongwu, Emperor Wu of Hongwu abolished the Ministry of Central Affairs and the Prime Minister in order to concentrate power. The emperor personally decided the state affairs, and the Prime Minister system was abolished.
Initially, the cabinet was an organization that served as the emperor's secretary and played a supporting role. However, during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, the power of the cabinet began to rise (with the three Yang assisting the government). By the Chenghua and Hongzhi periods of the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet had become a civil government representative that could resist the imperial power.
After the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, because the Jiajing period was too lazy (diligent in the early stage and cultivated in the later stage), the power of the cabinet reached its peak. At this time, the cabinet led by Yan Song had become the center of the government, and the chief of the cabinet had become the actual prime minister.
This kind of power struggle between the civil officials and the imperial power, other than being related to the emperor's personality, the fundamental reason was the rise of a kind of capitalist and the consequences of the rise of the democratic consciousness. (The Song Dynasty also had it, but this ideology was destroyed by the Yuan Dynasty's high-pressure slavery.)）
There were three cabinet ministers in the cabinet, Yan Song, Xu Zan, and Zhang Bi. The latter two, Xu Zan and Zhang Bi, were actually more senior than Yan Song, but in the Emperor's heart, Yan Song was the one who received the greatest favor.
Moreover, when entering the cabinet, Yan Song was first elected by the court, followed by Xu Zan and Zhang Bi. The order represented seniority, so Yan Song became the head of the cabinet.
Among them, Xu Zan was once the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, impartial judgment, famous for a while. However, in the later stages, he became greedy. In history, it was named 'Garden Entrance' because of the 540 Mu Xu Family Garden that he built when he was the Minister of Personnel.
As for Zhang Bi, he was a capable official. He was once appointed Minister of Rites in Nanjing. After taking office, he saw that there were frequent floods in his area, so he built Taicang to store grain and relieve the poor in disaster years. He was very popular among the people. Later, he was transferred to Beijing as Minister of Rites to preside over this matter.
In the entire internal department, Xu Zan was the kind of person who did not stir up trouble, low-key and greedy, and listened to Yan Song's words.
On the other hand, Zhang Bi was a little tougher. Sometimes, he would rebuke Yan Song a few times. He was also considered an old fox.
Not long after Yan Song sat down, Zhang Bi came over with a memorial. His eyes were filled with the cunning of a fox.
"Lord Yan, look at this memorial. It's written by Qian Qianyi, the Right Governor of the Inspectorate. The national treasury is empty and the disaster relief is not effective.”
Yan Song's expression was calm, but his heart was moved."Luo Wenlong? Wasn't this his right-hand man? This Qian Qianyi is simply throwing a tantrum at me. It seems that he's not convinced about what happened to Liu Rushi last night. However, since he took the initiative to run into my muzzle, I'll be sorry if I don't trick him.”
Yan Song thought about it and had a serious expression." Lord Luo has a personal relationship with me. I want to avoid suspicion at this time. I'll leave it to His Majesty to judge."”
Zhang Bi was dumbfounded.
What? Shouldn't you have handled it privately? This time, it was actually handed over to the Emperor?
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