"What I just said was only the first point: when Yang Jisheng impeached you, my father, he also 'impeached' the emperor. This point is not fatal. In addition to this point, there is a fatal omission in Yang Jisheng's memorial."
Yan Shifan pulled up a sinister smile at the corner of his mouth, like a cobra spitting out its tongue, stretched out a finger, then stretched out another finger, shook it in the air, and said confidently.
"Ah? There is still a fatal omission. Hahaha, this Yang Jisheng really doesn't disappoint us."
When Zhao Wenhua heard Yan Shifan say that there was a fatal omission, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Foster father, let me tell you something you may not like to hear. Fortunately, Yang Jisheng was not lured over. Judging from his two acts of writing memorials, he is a typical example of someone who does more harm than good. If he came, I would not be able to sleep well, always worrying that one day he would impeach his political enemies and implicate me, his ally."
After laughing, Zhao Wenhua tactfully made a joke to Yan Song, further livening up the atmosphere in the study.
"You..." Yan Song smiled and shook his head.
"Haha, Brother Donglou, please help me solve my confusion. Where is the fatal omission in Yang's memorial?" Zhao Wenhua bowed and asked Yan Shifan for advice.
“It’s right here.”
Yan Shifan smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and tapped on the copied memorial, showing the content to Zhao Wenhua.
Zhao Wenhua looked in the direction of Yan Shifan's hand and saw the following content: "If I don't speak, who else dares to speak? I hope Your Majesty will listen to my words and investigate Song's treachery. The ministers are in awe of Song and are grateful for his kindness, so there is no need to ask. Your Majesty may ask the two princes to tell Song's evil deeds to his face; or consult the cabinet ministers and tell them not to fear Song's power."
"If the Emperor asks the two kings, they should state it in person..."
Zhao Wenhua had been immersed in officialdom for so many years and was not an easy person to deal with. As soon as Yan Shifan reminded him, Zhao Wenhua discovered the fatal omission and could not help but read it out softly. He almost read out the "Song'e" at the end. When he was about to blurt it out, he realized that it was wrong and shut his mouth in time to swallow it back.
"Yes, that's right. It's right here."
Yan Shifan smiled and nodded, then he marked the four words on the manuscript, "'or ask the two kings', haha, don't underestimate these four words, they are enough to make Yang Jisheng die without a burial place."
Yan Song poured himself a cup of hot tea, scraped the lid of the cup, and listened to the conversation between Yan Shifan and Zhao Wenhua with a smile.
"I would like to hear the details from Brother Donglou."
Zhao Wenhua bowed and asked Yan Shifan to continue, although he already understood it at this point.
"I believe His Majesty will be furious when he sees the words 'or ask the two kings'. Haha, if the emperor is angry, even if Yang Jisheng has nine heads, it will not be enough to chop him off. First of all, our Majesty has always believed in the curse of "two dragons cannot meet each other". Your Majesty is a real dragon, and the two kings are latent dragons. The two dragons cannot meet, otherwise something unlucky will happen. Because of the belief in the curse of "two dragons cannot meet each other", His Majesty is very taboo to meet the two kings. Now Yang Jisheng asked His Majesty to ask the two kings directly. Isn't this a complete offense to His Majesty's taboo? This has already touched His Majesty's bottom line!"
Yan Shifan stuck out his belly, showed a sweet and confident smile, stretched out his hand and made a beheading gesture in the air.
"Secondly, our Ming Dynasty has a ancestral law that clearly stipulates that princes are not allowed to interfere in politics without the emperor's special permission. After the establishment of our Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu erected an iron tablet in the palace that read "The harem and eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics", and established a written law that "princes are not allowed to interfere in politics without the emperor's special permission". The current emperor is more sensitive to and pays more attention to power than any previous emperor. He attaches more importance to this ancestral law and usually strictly prohibits ministers from having private contact with princes. Now Yang Jisheng directly asked the two princes to testify for him. Haha, isn't this obviously saying that he, Yang Jisheng, Ignoring the laws of our ancestors, have you already met and discussed with the two princes in private? ! This point has angered the bottom line of His Majesty. How can His Majesty tolerate this! If Yang Jisheng quibbles and says that he did not discuss with the two princes in private, and that he wrote this because only the two princes are not afraid of you, father, and can tell the truth impartially, haha, let alone that the two princes would certainly not dare to say this, just because he did not discuss with the two princes in advance, but wrote "or ask the two princes" as a testimony, then he, Yang Jisheng, cannot escape the charge of falsely conveying the prince's order, which is an unforgivable crime and he should be hanged for the crime. "
Yan Shifan had a confident smile on his face, and as he spoke, he seemed to be able to point out the way forward and destroy Yang Jisheng in the process.
"Hahaha, Brother Donglou's opinion is brilliant. Wenhua is ashamed to be inferior to him. With these two points, you, my godfather, can rest assured..."
Zhao Wenhua was very good at maneuvering, and his remarks not only praised Yan Shifan, but also flattered Yan Song subtly.
"To underestimate your opponent is to destroy yourself." Yan Song put down the teacup in his hand, waved his hand gently, and sighed softly, "How many people in history have died on the spot because of underestimating their opponents. Xiang Yu, the King of Western Chu who was strong enough to lift a tripod, underestimated Liu Bang, the first emperor of Han Dynasty, and ended up committing suicide at Gaixia, with his head and body separated; Liu Bei, the Emperor Zhaolie of Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms, looked down on Lu Xun, a young scholar who was in charge of the Eastern Wu, in order to avenge his brother, and was defeated by the enemy with fire in Yiting; at the end of the Western Jin Dynasty and the beginning of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Former Qin Emperor Fu Jian led hundreds of thousands of troops to the south to attack the Eastern Jin Dynasty, claiming to be "throwing a whip to stop the flow of water", full of confidence and ambition, but was defeated by Xie An, which led to the eternal joke of "seeing enemies everywhere". There are many such examples in history, Wenhua, you relaxed too early..."
"Yes, yes, what foster father taught me is right." Zhao Wenhua nodded repeatedly and stepped forward to refill Yan Song's cup of tea. "Although Yang Ni is already trapped in a jar, we will treat him like a lion fighting a rabbit or a mountain crushing an egg. We will never give him a chance to breathe."
Yan Song nodded with satisfaction, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "It's good tea."
"Dad, when Yang Jisheng's memorial impeaching you reaches the emperor, you don't need to mention the first point I just mentioned. He will naturally notice it. You only need to emphasize the second point to the emperor. Haha, you don't need to worry about the rest." Yan Shifan said with a smile.
Yan Song nodded and continued to sip his tea.
Zhao Wenhua smiled and discussed with Yan Shifan what crime to charge Yang Jisheng with.
The study room suddenly seemed to have entered the celebration phase ahead of time, with laughter and joy, and no longer any tense atmosphere.
Only Zhou Fangzheng, who was sitting in the corner, had his Adam's apple moving and something to say.
"Sir Zhou, do you have anything to say?" Yan Shifan had already noticed Zhou Fangzheng in the corner.
"Your Excellency, the two fatal omissions you just mentioned were pointed out to Yang Ni by Zhu Ping'an when he visited him this morning, and he also suggested that they be deleted." Zhou Fangzheng raised his head and said softly.
Zhou Fangzheng's voice was very soft, but to everyone in the study, it was like a thunderous roar.
Shake the heavens and the earth!
"Pah"
The teacup in Yan Song's hand fell onto the table, rolled onto his crotch clothes, and then rolled to the ground. His crotch was wet and some pieces were broken on the ground, as if he had peed his pants out of fear.
"What!"
Zhao Wenhua was horrified and stood up from his seat. His cry of surprise was louder and harsher than the teacup that Yan Song dropped on the ground.
Yan Shifan, who had always been confident and calm, with a smile that showed everything was under control, showed a look of panic for the first time.