In Yan Song's study in Yan's mansion, Yan Song sat in the first seat. Yan Shifan, who sat in the second seat, had a hot towel wrapped around his head and looked drunk. After he finished writing "Ten Difficulties and Three Strategies" for Yan Song, he continued to drink and then made love with two maids in bed. He was just pulled out of bed by Yan Song's men and had to wrap himself with a hot towel again to sober him up.
Zhao Wenhua, Yan Ranqing, Wu Peng (currently the Vice Minister of Works) and others who had rushed over after receiving the news sat on both sides.
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's get started. Meicun, tell everyone in detail about today's court meeting."
When Yan Song saw that everyone was present, he raised his hand and nodded to Zhao Wenhua, asking him to brief everyone on the situation of the court meeting.
"Yes, foster father. My fellow brothers, today, because of the Japanese pirates' attack on Yingtian in Shangyu, His Majesty summoned my foster father and other important officials from six ministries including me to discuss the Japanese invasion in the south of the Yangtze River..." Zhao Wenhua bowed to Yan Song, then smiled and looked at Yan Shifan and others, and began to introduce the basic situation of today's court discussion.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom-boom-boom!"
Just when Zhao Wenhua was about to get to the point, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the study door, followed by a series of more urgent knocks on the door, and Zhao Wenhua had to interrupt the introduction.
Yan Song frowned and looked towards the door. Although he didn't say anything, his expression showed his dissatisfaction at being disturbed.
Ping Shifan frantically ripped off the hot towel wrapped around his head and threw it toward the door, cursing, "Who is that blind person outside, so eager to die? Didn't I just tell you that there is something important to discuss, and ordered all servants to retreat ten meters away, and no one is allowed to disturb, so why are you knocking on the door to disturb me! It seems that the servants in the mansion are getting more and more unruly, wait and see how I will deal with this old turtle Yan Nian! He is really getting worse and worse, and he is getting less and less capable of managing people!"
"Ahem, young master, I am Yan Nian..." The voice of Yan Nian's constipation was heard from outside the door.
"So it's you, you old tortoise! You're so old, but you don't even know the rules! Get away from me, or I'll beat you to death with a stick!"
Yan Shifan shouted mercilessly outside the door.
"Young Master, please calm down. It's not that I don't know the rules, but someone from the palace came, anxious to summon the master to appear before the emperor. That's why I had to knock on the door and report it. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to disturb the meeting of the master and the young master even if I had the courage of a leopard." Yan Nian's crying voice came from outside the door.
"What?! Someone from the palace is here to summon me to the palace?! Help me to meet the noble, and prepare the sedan quickly."
When Yan Song heard Yan Nian's words, he was as if his butt was on fire. He jumped up from his chair with agility that was not consistent with an old man and gave orders in a hurry.
"Yan Nian, you did a great job. You are indeed an elder in the mansion. You know the priorities..."
When Yan Song was supported by Yan Shifan, Zhao Wenhua and others to walk out of the study, he praised Yan Nian who was standing respectfully at the door.
Similarly, the residences of Xu Jie and others also welcomed eunuchs from the palace announcing the imperial decree, who urgently summoned them to come in for an audience.
"Eunuch Zhang, I have not asked you anything yet. We have just returned from the Western Garden. The Emperor summoned us so urgently. What is the matter?"
On the way to Xiyuan, Yan Song unnoticedly stuffed a small embroidered purse into Eunuch Zhang's hand and asked with a gentle smile.
Eunuch Zhang quietly weighed the purse in his hand and accurately estimated that there were eighteen gold melon seeds in it. Suddenly, his feminine face was full of sunshine and he smiled brightly. He pinched his orchid fingers and said, "Lord Yan, you are too polite. To be honest, the emperor urgently summoned me. I don't know what the specific matter is, but it must be related to Yingtian. Yingtian submitted another urgent memorial of eight hundred miles. After the emperor read it, he was furious again and ordered me and others to summon Lord Yan, Lord Xu, and Lord Lu to the palace for an audience. As for the content of the memorial, I really don't know."
"Ah, it seems that something bad has happened in Yingtian again..." Yan Song couldn't help but reveal a serious expression on his face.
Yingtian has 50,000 to 60,000 defenders. It is impossible that the city could be breached by 50 or so Japanese pirates, right?!"
Could it be that the Japanese pirates have reinforcements?!
This group of Japanese pirates are only the pirates in the open, confusing Yingtian City, and there are other pirates secretly coveting Yingtian.
Thinking of this, Yan Song couldn't help but sweat on his forehead and repeatedly ordered, "Go faster and don't delay..."
After entering the West Garden, he met Xu Jie and Lu Ben who were also in a hurry. Lu Ben was old, and he ran all the way after entering the palace. He was so tired that he was out of breath. Fortunately, Xu Jie was there to help him, otherwise he would have been unable to walk long ago.
Led by the eunuch, a group of three people hurried into the palace.
In the official palace, Emperor Jiajing was losing his temper, and the palace that had just been cleaned up was smashed into pieces again by Emperor Jiajing.
"Close the city gates tightly, defend the city, defend the city. There are only fifty-seven Japanese pirates, but you are so panicked! You don't even have the courage to go out of the city to fight against the Japanese?! You are so useless! They have made me lose face!"
Emperor Jiajing's roar was like thunder.
Yan Song, Xu Jie and Lu Ben entered the hall and could not help holding their breath, not daring to breathe.
After hearing the roar of Emperor Jiajing, the three of them felt relieved. It turned out that Yingtian had adopted a strategy of defending the city and did not take the initiative to go out of the city to fight against the Japanese pirates, which displeased the emperor. He was not worried about the Japanese pirates breaking into the city and the gates...
It's no wonder that His Majesty is angry. Yingtian City has 50,000 to 60,000 defenders. If the people were mobilized, it would be no problem to arm 100,000 people. But facing only 57 Japanese pirates, they didn't even have the courage to leave the city to fight them!"
However, we can’t blame Yingtian too much.
-Lastly, Yingtian adopted a strategy of defending the city, probably because they were worried that the Japanese pirates had external aid or other conspiracies. By adopting a strategy of defending the city, they could basically remain invincible.
Secondly, the emperor's order to "war" had not yet been delivered to Yingtian, so it could not be considered that Yingtian had disobeyed the order.
Of course, the angry Emperor Jiajing obviously would not consider these things.
Yan Song, Xu Jie, and Lü Ben were all good at observing the emperor's words and expressions, and none of them would remind the emperor of these things when he was furious. Reminding him now would only backfire, and it would be best to remind him after the emperor calmed down.
"idiot!"
"inability!"
"coward!"
Emperor Jiajing cursed loudly. I believe that if the officials from Yingtian were in the palace, Emperor Jiajing would have had them dragged out and beheaded!
After venting his anger, Emperor Jiajing ordered Yan Song, Xu Jie and Lu Ben to hold Yingtian accountable.
While Yan Song, Xu Jie and Lu Ben were discussing who should take the blame in Yingtian and what punishment should be imposed, an urgent letter from Yingtian, sent over eight hundred miles away, was presented outside the palace and the eunuchs urgently handed it to Emperor Jiajing.
Yan Song, Xu Jie and Lu Ben immediately stopped their discussion and looked nervously at the Jiajing Emperor who was reading the urgent letter sent over 800 miles away.
What happened in Yingtian again? ! Why did they send another urgent letter of 800 miles? ! Could it be that something big happened in Yingtian City? !
Yan Song and others were extremely nervous and worried.
His Majesty has lost his temper twice today and hasn’t even eaten a bite of food. He can’t stand any more provocation!
"Hahahahahaha, good, very good!" Emperor Jiajing opened the 800-li express letter, took only one look and then burst into laughter.
The emperor laughed out of anger?!
Could it be that Yingtian was breached by the Japanese pirates? His Majesty must be so angry!
Yan Song and the others were sweating profusely, their hearts were tense and nervous!