Yan Song, the number one traitor of the Jiajing Dynasty, a famous person who could be notorious for thousands of years with Qin Hui.
When Yan Song was the chief assistant of the cabinet, he was corrupt and controlled the government. He caused a foul atmosphere in the court and made the world hate him.
What was even more terrifying was that Yan Song himself had a son who was known as the smartest person in the world, Yan Shifan. This person said that he was the smartest person in the world. It was definitely not nonsense. This person definitely had the strength to be the smartest person in the world.
Yan Song was able to control the government for more than 20 years because of Yan Shifan's behind-the-scenes planning. Yan Shifan was fat, greedy, lecherous, and a one-eyed man. However, he relied on his shrewd mind to secretly control Yan Song and Yan Song's party for more than ten years.
In the early stages, Yan Song was in charge of the government. In the later stages, it was actually Yan Shifan who controlled the government behind the scenes. From this, one could see how powerful Yan Song and his son were.
Of course, the current Yan Song father and son were still far from having the power to rule the world. The current Yan Song was merely a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and Yan Shifan was merely an eight-year-old child.
More importantly, now that the imperial court had a transmigrator like Zhu Houjian, they would not let Yan Song and his son wield power in the imperial court.
If the father and son were obedient under Zhu Houjiu's command, Zhu Houjiu would still keep them. However, if the father and son dared to cause trouble and usurp power under Zhu Houjiu's command, Zhu Houjiu would immediately deal with them.
Many people knew that Yan Song was a treacherous official, but in fact, many treacherous officials were originally loyal officials. For example, Yan Song was still a nationalistic youth in the officialdom. At this time, he did not want to be corrupt. He just wanted to rely on Zhu Houyi to rise to the top.
Very few people knew that Yan Song was ranked fifth in the Ming Imperial Examination. Before Zhu Houjin entered the court, Yan Song had resigned and stayed at home. He was unwilling to enter the court as an official. The reason was simple. He did not want to be associated with Yang Tinghe and Jiang Bin, two treacherous officials.
At this moment, Yan Song was still very principled. At least, the current Yan Song had not turned bad.
Looking at Yan Song who was kneeling in front of him, the corners of Zhu Houjian's mouth curled into a faint smile.
"Lord Yan Song, get up!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After Yan Song heard Zhu Houjin's words, he hurriedly jumped up from the ground.
"Yes, Lord Yan Song, I heard your official position just now. You are a scholar at the Hanlin Academy in Nanjing, but why are you staying in the capital now and not returning to Nanjing to report on your work?”
"Emperor, this lowly official is willing to stay in the court! I am willing to stay in the court and help the emperor defeat Yang Tinghe and take back the government!”
"Hmm? Hehe, Lord Yan Song, if I remember correctly, you are now able to sit on the position of Imperial Academy scholar, but it was Yang Tinghe who helped you get it!”
"Yes, even though Yang Tinghe is a benefactor to this lowly official, this lowly official is loyal to the Great Ming Imperial Court! Now that Yang Tinghe is usurping power in the court, this lowly official is willing to help the Emperor defeat him!”
There was no doubt that Yan Song wanted to be promoted at this time. Moreover, Yan Song had some conscience now. He knew that when there was internal strife in the court, he had to stand on Zhu Houjian's side and not be associated with the powerful minister Yang Tinghe.
Yan Song had come to the capital as a representative of Nanjing when Zhu Houjian succeeded to the throne.
When Yan Song witnessed Zhu Houjin's performance in court, he was certain that this young emperor was no ordinary person. Yang Tinghe, a powerful official that even the four emperors could not deal with, might very well fall into the hands of this young emperor.
Therefore, Yan Song seized this opportunity and did not return to Nanjing. Instead, he had been looking for an opportunity to express his loyalty to Zhu Houjiu in the capital, hoping to gain Zhu Houjiu's attention and make a meteoric rise.
After being groomed in the imperial court for a period of time, Zhu Houjin's judgment of people was already very good. At this time, Yan Song only said a few words to him, and Zhu Houjin could see through Yan Song's thoughts.
"Hehe, alright!"
"Yan Song, since you are willing to be loyal to zhen, zhen will not bury a talent like you.”
"You are a scholar of the Imperial Academy in Nanjing. This one is now promoting you to the Imperial Academy in the capital. From now on, you will stay in the capital and do not have to return to Nanjing.”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
When Yan Song heard Zhu Houjin's words, he understood that he had gained Zhu Houjin's favor and was very happy.
"Alright, Yan Song, you can leave first. In two days, Zhen will send someone to summon you to the palace!”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After Yan Song heard Zhu Houjin's words, he happily retreated.
Yan Song felt that this time, he had climbed onto a big tree like Zhu Houjin. Not only was he able to rise to the top, but he was also able to realize his ideals and aspirations. He was really very lucky.
After watching Yan Song leave, Lu Bing sneered at his back.
"Emperor, if I'm not wrong, you promoted this person to deal with Yang Ting He, right?”
"Yes!"
Zhu Houjin smiled, but his eyes were shining brightly.
"This Yan Song's current goal is to be promoted. In order to achieve this goal, he is willing to pay any price. Therefore, such people were the easiest to control. Regardless of his abilities, I need such a person to help me take the lead and deal with Yang Tinghe!”
Zhu Houyi knew that Yan Song was a treacherous official in history, but at least the middle-aged Yan Song that Zhu Houyi had met was an upright official. And just as Zhu Houjin had said, he needed someone like Yan Song to help him deal with Yang Tinghe.
With Zhu Houjin's current ability, he would definitely be able to take care of Yan Song. Not to mention that Yan Song and his son had yet to reach their peak state, even if the two of them reached the peak of the later stage of crafty and political tactics, they might not be a match for Zhu Houjin.
"Ha, the emperor is wise!" Lu Bing sighed after hearing Zhu Houxin's words.""Your Majesty, I now realize that no matter what kind of person you have, they can play a huge role. No matter good or bad, you can control them all!”
"Hehe, of course!"
Zhu Houjin smiled and patted Lu Bing's shoulder.
"As the Son of Heaven, this kind of ability to control people is a must. You are now the commander of the Brocade Guard. You should learn this skill. In the future, Zhen will promote you to take charge of the military!”
"Uh, alright, emperor, I'll try my best!”
As Zhu Houjiu's trusted aide, Lu Bing would definitely be handed over to him. However, Lu Bing's mind was not on military power, because Lu Bing only had two purposes in life. One was to help Zhu Houjiu stabilize his position as emperor, and the other was to seek revenge from the King of Chu.
As long as Lu Bing could accomplish these two goals, he would have no regrets in his life.
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