After Yan Shifan's persuasion, Yan Song finally made up his mind to get rid of Yang Jisheng. However, Yan Shifan smiled slightly and suddenly changed the subject. Unexpectedly, he pleaded for Yang Jisheng:
"However, I also know that you are kind-hearted and have made plans for the future generations of the Ming Dynasty. You are happy to help the younger generation and cultivate talents for the Ming Dynasty. Although you cannot interfere with the laws of the country, I can forgive Yang Jisheng for his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty and let it go. As for the crime of misrepresenting the prince's order and deceiving the emperor, that falls under the jurisdiction of the country's laws and is not something you can interfere with."
Yan Song was stunned for a second after hearing Yan Shifan's words. Then this old fox with extraordinary political skills suddenly understood what his son Yan Shifan meant, and applauded Yan Shifan's suggestion in his heart.
My son Donglou is indeed worthy of being the talented kid of the Yan family!
With a son like this, what else could I ask for!
Yan Song praised Yan Shifan in his heart. He put on the appearance of a kind elder, just like a kind old fox who was misunderstood and hurt by the younger generation, but still wanted to forgive the younger generation. There was a trace of regretful tears in the corners of his eyes, "Alas... my son Donglou still understands me. I just can't bear to see young talents fail, especially those who are loyal to our Ming Dynasty. Although Yang Jisheng misunderstood me and impeached me, I will not argue with him because of his loyalty to our Ming Dynasty. I decided to let bygones be bygones."
"Yang Jisheng was ungrateful and repaid grievances with kindness. My father repaid grievances with justice and kindness. My father was very kind. I believe that after this incident, every corner of the Ming Dynasty will spread the reputation of my father's kindness and benevolence."
Yan Shifan stepped forward and kept praising his father Yan Song, praising his father to the highest degree.
"I don't need them to spread my reputation. I just hope they don't misunderstand me."
Yan Song shook his head, his face full of emotion.
The performance of the father and son stunned everyone in the room. What was going on
Everyone looked confused.
Yan Maoqing reacted quickly. At first, he was puzzled. He didn't understand why Donglou, who was originally determined to get rid of Yang Jisheng, suddenly changed his mind? Didn't Lord Yan just make up his mind to get rid of Yang? Why did he change his mind? What happened? However, after a few seconds, Yan Maoqing reacted.
He understood!
Yan Shifan did not suddenly change his mind!
Yan Song did not change his mind either!
The purpose of getting rid of Yang Jisheng has not changed at all!
Three capital crimes, Yang Jisheng shall die!
Two death penalty crimes, Yang Jisheng will also die!
To get rid of Yang Jisheng, one death penalty is enough! As long as there is one death penalty, Yang Jisheng will not be able to escape death!
Donglou and Ge Lao only meant to forgive Yang Jisheng for framing Ge Lao. As for the other two capital crimes, they were still firmly pinned on Yang Jisheng's head. In this way, Yang Jisheng still could not escape death.
In addition, forgiving Yang Jisheng for framing the cabinet minister could, on the one hand, show the world that the cabinet minister repaid evil with kindness, demonstrate his kindness, and defuse the righteous indignation burning outside; on the other hand, it could mislead, no, guide everyone to shift the focus of the case, divert their attention away from the cabinet minister, direct the situation to the two kings, and free the cabinet minister.
wonderful!
Wonderful!
Brother Donglou’s plan is brilliant!
After Yan Maoqing figured it out, he couldn't help but admire Yan Shifan.
The gray-haired Wang Cai also reacted belatedly at this moment. His face suddenly turned gloomy. He sighed in his heart, Yan thief is really insidious and cunning! In this way, alas, this case was clearly Yang Jisheng impeaching Yan Song, but the final charge had nothing to do with Yan Song. Yan Song cleared himself of all the charges and completely freed himself! Yan thief, really cunning... Looking at the faces of these Yan party members in the room, Wang Cai felt uncomfortable. He could not see them, so Wang Cai asked for leave to go home on the grounds of being unwell.
Others also gradually reacted and all of them admired Yan Shifan and praised Yan Song for his kindness and virtue.
For a moment, the room was filled with voices praising Yan Song.
In this atmosphere of praise, Yan Song wrote a memorial to the emperor, expressing his intention to forgive Yang Jisheng for framing him. At the same time, he also emphasized that he, Yan Song, clearly distinguished between public and private affairs. Although he sympathized with Yang Jisheng, every family has its own rules and every country has its own laws. He, Yan Song, would never sacrifice public interests for personal ones and would never do anything that violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty. He would let bygones be bygones for Yang Jisheng's framing, but Yang Jisheng's crimes of misrepresenting the prince's orders and deceiving the emperor were covered by the laws of the Ming Dynasty and he, Yan Song, would never interfere with the judgment of the Ming Dynasty.
After Yan Song finished writing, Yan Shifan polished it a bit, and finally drafted the formal text, which was sent to the Western Garden as quickly as possible.
After Wang Cai left, the room was filled with Yan's own people.
Yan Shifan suggested to Yan Song, "Father, after all, this case was caused by Yang Jisheng's impeachment of you. If you want to close this case completely, the things in the memorial will inevitably need to be investigated, so you need to make an explanation."
"My son has a point."
Yan Song nodded. He was very clear in his mind that Yang Jisheng was disrespectful to the emperor in his memorial and mentioned the two kings. The emperor ignored him because he was angry with Yang Jisheng. However, when the emperor's anger subsided in the future, this would still be a hidden danger. Therefore, it was necessary to prepare for the future and eliminate this hidden danger in advance.
"However, if we defend ourselves, it will not be good." Yan Shifan said slowly.
"What do you mean?" Yan Song asked.
"It would be better if the relevant departments find out the truth." Yan Shifan smiled slightly and said meaningfully, "For example, Yang Jisheng impeached my father for letting his grandson take credit for Guangdong and Guangxi in his memorial, and also said that the draft of the 19th document of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War can be checked. In this way, the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War can find out the truth, report it to the court, and restore my father's innocence."
"Hmm? Hmm..." Upon hearing this, Yan Song stroked his beard and nodded repeatedly.
It was said that the truth was found out by the relevant departments, but in fact, Yan Shifan himself drafted a defense letter. After Yan Song reviewed it and found it correct, he asked someone to send the defense letter to the government offices involved in the memorial, such as the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice, etc., and asked them to rewrite a copy in their name based on the defense letter written by Yan Shifan and submit it to the court.
Yan Shifan was indeed a clever and talented man. He finished writing the defense in just a cup of tea. Yan Song was very satisfied after reading it. He did not change a single word and ordered people to send them to the relevant government offices, asking them to copy them immediately in their names and submit them to the court.
"Haha, then there's nothing to worry about. I'll wait for good news." Yan Shifan took a sip of tea and said with a smile.
"Haha, Lord Yan is able to plan and win battles thousands of miles away."
"With Lord Yan taking action, there will be no mistakes."
Everyone echoed the sentiment, and the room was filled with laughter and joy, celebrating in advance the successful conclusion of the Yang Jisheng case.