After leaving Xu's mansion, the three of them separated at a fork in the road. Xu Jie went to Lu Bing's mansion to visit and lobby, while Zhu Ping'an and Gao Gong returned to Prince Yu's mansion.
"Brother Suqing, Zihou, the old man was summoned to the palace just now."
As soon as Zhu Ping'an and Gao Gong returned to Prince Yu's Mansion, Yin Shidan couldn't wait to come over and share the news with them.
"Oh, so the emperor has seen Zhongfang's memorial. Zhengfu, please tell us in detail." Gao Gong asked hurriedly after hearing this.
"That's right. I heard that after the emperor read Yang Jisheng's memorial, he flew into a rage and immediately sent an eunuch to summon Yan Song to the West Garden." Yin Shidan replied, then smiled, "Maybe that old man is going to be in trouble. Our Prince Yu's Mansion is really blessed by heaven. A fatal crisis disappeared without a solution..."
Because of different standpoints, when Yin Shidan heard that Yan Song was urgently summoned to the Western Garden by the furious Emperor Jiajing, he couldn't help but feel a little gloating.
In fact, at the beginning, after reading Yang Jisheng's memorial, Yin Shidan also saw the crisis that the sentence "or ask the two princes" brought to Prince Yu's Mansion. However, if we put these aside, in Yin Shidan's opinion, Yang Jisheng's impeachment was still very lethal to Yan Song. First, Yang Jisheng's use of impeachment by death was shocking, and second, Yang Jisheng listed Yan Song's "five treacherous crimes and ten major crimes" in his memorial. Some of these crimes were well-founded, which was definitely a fatal blow to Yan Song.
Therefore, when Yin Shidan heard that Emperor Jiajing became furious after reading the memorial and urgently summoned Yan Song to the Western Garden, Yin Shidan subconsciously thought that Emperor Jiajing became furious after seeing the charges against Yan Song in the memorial and urgently summoned Yan Song to the Western Garden to question him.
Therefore, Yin Shidan seemed to be gloating over other people's misfortune and showed his joy on the surface.
After listening to Yin Shidan, Gao Gong was a little surprised. The development of the matter was somewhat beyond his expectations. He narrowed his eyes slightly, thought for a while, shook his head slightly, and said to Yin Shidan, "The emperor summoned that person into the palace, not necessarily to question him."
"Not necessarily, but it is also possible." Yin Shidan laughed.
"Although it's not big, it's possible." Gao Gong nodded without comment. In fact, he also hoped in his heart that Yin Shidan was right.
If Yan Song was held accountable, the cabinet's chief minister would definitely be replaced. As for who would be replaced, it goes without saying that it would definitely be the cabinet's second chief minister Xu Jie. Xu Jie had a good relationship with Prince Yu's Mansion, so if Xu Jie became the chief minister, it would definitely be great news for Prince Yu's Mansion.
Therefore, Xu Jie still held a glimmer of hope in his heart.
However, it is different from the other two.
Zhu Ping'an did not have any hope at all. On the contrary, he felt very heavy in his heart when he heard the news that Yan Song was summoned to Xiyuan.
Zhu Ping'an knew very well that Yan Song's summons to the Western Garden was exactly what Yan Song wanted. Yan Song was still thinking about how to slander Emperor Jiajing, but Emperor Jiajing summoned him to the Western Garden, which was like sending him a pillow when he was sleepy.
That's true.
While Zhu Ping'an was thinking this, Yan Song was kneeling on the ground in the West Garden, crying and pleading with Emperor Jiajing, "Your Majesty, Yang Jisheng is angry with me because he was demoted. This memorial confuses right and wrong and falsely accuses me. I am heartbroken, but I can let it go for his loyalty to the country. However, Yang Jisheng dared to disrespect the emperor and was so bold that he colluded with the two princes to alienate the emperor's father and son. His intentions are sinister... Please understand..."
Emperor Jiajing was already furious because of Yang Jisheng's accusations against him in his memorial. Now Yan Song seized on the phrase "or ask the two kings" and slandered Emperor Jiajing. He put drops in his eyes, which made Emperor Jiajing even more furious and added fuel to the fire. He simply ignored Yang Jisheng's impeachment of Yan Song's crimes and directed all his anger at Yang Jisheng.
"Yang Jisheng, this fellow, is angry because of his banishment, so he picked up some rumors and made irresponsible reports. Moreover, the two kings are cited in the book, what does that mean? Send Jinyiwei Commander Lu Bing to arrest Yang Jisheng immediately and take him to the Zhenfu Division for interrogation."
The veins on Emperor Jiajing's forehead popped out. He threw Yang Jisheng's memorial to the ground and turned to give orders to his attendants.
"I will obey His Majesty's order."
The attendant knelt on the ground, received the order and left.
Yan Song, who was kneeling on the ground with tears streaming down his face, suddenly smiled when he heard the imperial edict of Emperor Jiajing.
Da da da...
Soon, the sound of Jinyiwei's cavalry's horses' hooves resounded throughout the capital, and people on the road avoided them as if they were avoiding snakes and scorpions.
The simple gate of the Yang Mansion couldn't even withstand a kick.
“You’re here.”
Yang Jisheng smiled calmly and calmly let himself be tied up...
While the Royal Guards were tying up the shackles, Yang Jisheng turned around and smiled gently at his wife who was holding his two sons, "Sister Zhen, Wei'er and Ji'er have worked hard for you. After your husband is gone, you must change your fierce temper, don't die for your husband, live strong, educate Wei'er and Ji'er with your heart, and raise them to adulthood. And... ... hehe, find a good man and remarry... ... In this life, your husband failed to bring you happiness, and I will make amends for you in the next life."
"What the hell are you talking about..." Zhang hugged the child and cried bitterly.
"Wei'er, Ji'er!" Yang Jisheng looked at his two sons, no longer gentle to his daughter-in-law, but became very stern. "Remember this, you two. If I'm not here, your mother is the most upright and impartial person. You two must be filial to her and obey her in everything. You can't say that your mother favors one son over the other, or one daughter-in-law over the other. If you make your mother angry, you will be unfilial. Not only will the heaven punish you, but I will also control you in my grave."
"Dad, Dad, your sons will remember this." Yang Yingwei and Yang Yingji responded while crying.
Yang Jisheng's expression softened a little, and when he was about to say something else, the Jinyiwei who had just tied up and shackled him pulled the shackles roughly and dragged Yang Jisheng out. Yang Jisheng's head was pulled over and his body staggered.
"Stop talking so much! Let's go!" The Jinyiwei rudely dragged Yang Jisheng out.
"I can walk by myself." After Yang Jisheng stood firm, he laughed loudly, and strode out with the Jinyiwei in shackles.
"Husband, husband..."
"Dad, Dad, let my dad go."
Behind him, Zhang, Yang Yingwei and Yang Yingji were chasing after him, crying heart-wrenchingly.
"Wei'er, Ji'er, you two are young, and you may be tempted by sly people who may invite you to dinner, entice you to gamble, give you your favorite things, or seduce you with beauty. Once you fall into their trap, you will suffer losses. Not only will your family property be ruined, but you will also become a worthless person. If there is such a person who tempts you, think of my words to see through him: being nice to you is not a good intention, so stay away from him, and choose an honest and kind person who is willing to study and learn. You should be loyal to him and trust his words. Get along with him every day. You will naturally become a good person and not fall into the vulgar."
"Remember, the two of you, the heart is the master of a person, just like the root of a tree and the stem of a fruit. The heart of a person must not be corrupted. If there is justice and fairness in the heart, what you do is good, and you are a gentleman. If there is human desire and selfish thoughts in the heart, even if you want to do good things, you will not be able to finish them. Even if you are well-dressed on the outside, people will see that you are dirty and filthy on the inside. You two must be upright and loyal in the future, and serve the country with all your heart. You must not imitate my madness and stupidity, nor should you change your mind and do easy things because I am loyal and suffer misfortune, and slack off in your determination to do good, which will cause people to mock you as a virtuous father and an unworthy son..."
Yang Jisheng strode forward calmly to the prison, and at the same time, he loudly educated his two sons to the accompaniment of the shackles rattling on the ground.
When passers-by saw this and heard about Yang Jisheng's impeachment of Yan Song, they were all moved and shed tears along the way.
Until the Pacification Office!
Behind them followed a countless number of weeping people, filling the road.