"Ahem, Zihou, let's not talk about the impact of doing this, is this feasible?"
It took Yin Shidan a long time to come back to his senses from Zhu Ping'an's shocking suggestion. He took a sip of tea to calm himself. While drinking tea, he accidentally glanced at Prince Yu's face, which was red as if burned by fire. He couldn't help but choked. After calming down, he looked up at Zhu Ping'an and asked uncertainly.
In fact, when Yin Shidan asked Zhu Ping'an, the balance in his heart had already slowly tilted towards Zhu Ping'an's suggestion.
But he needs Zhu Ping'an to give him more weight.
After Yin Shidan asked, Chen Yiqin and Gao Gong both looked at Zhu Ping'an, and Prince Yu on the side also looked at Zhu Ping'an with complicated eyes.
"I think there should be a 90% chance..." Zhu Pingan said slowly, "First of all, Yan Shifan is a greedy person, but also a person with good professional ethics in accepting bribes. He sells official positions and accepts bribes at a fair price, and he is honest and fair. As long as you take the money, he will definitely help you get things done. The number of cars and horses that send gifts to the gate of Yan's house is like a stream of water and horses, which proves Yan Shifan's good ethics in accepting bribes. Otherwise, even if Yan Shifan has the support of Yan Song, not many people will come to give gifts and bribes."
Of course, when talking about Yan Shifan's good professional ethics in accepting bribes, Zhu Ping'an's tone was sarcastic.
When Gao Gong, Chen Yiqin and others heard Zhu Ping'an mocking Yan Shifan's good professional ethics in accepting bribes, they all laughed speechlessly.
However, in their hearts they agreed with what Zhu Ping'an said. It seemed that Yan Shifan was really like that. Although he was extremely greedy and had various means of accepting bribes, he would do things as long as he was paid.
"His ethics are shit..." Yin Shidan pursed his lips, and then asked, "Even if he has some shitty professional ethics of accepting bribes, would he dare to accept our bribes? He is on that side..."
Yin Shidan hinted that Yan Shifan was on the side of Prince Jing. Could he accept bribes from Prince Yu and let Prince Yu receive the annual gift? !
"It is well known that Yan Shifan is greedy and arrogant. I think he will not miss this opportunity. Firstly, we are giving him real money, there is no reason for him not to accept it. Secondly, think about it, if even His Royal Highness Prince Yu has to give him gifts before he can get things done, then who will dare not give him gifts in the future?! With our effect and example, Yan Shifan will be able to accept gifts without hesitation. I think this kind of opportunity to promote and expand his influence, this greedy and cunning man will not miss it."
Zhu Ping'an glanced at everyone and explained slowly.
"Yeah, that makes sense... With Yan Shifan's courage and character, he is capable of doing such a thing." Gao Gong nodded slightly. He knew Yan Shifan relatively well, and what Zhu Ping'an said was consistent with his understanding.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yiqin stopped stroking his beard and lowered his head to seriously think about Zhu Ping'an's suggestion. Although he had not dealt with Yan Shifan many times, he had long heard of Yan Shifan's reputation.
"Besides..."
Zhu Pingan paused, bowed to Prince Yu and apologized, "What I say next will offend Your Highness. Pingan apologizes first."
"Zihou, what crime have you committed? If you have any crime, it is the thief Yan." Prince Yu shook his head. He was now very angry and disgusted with Yan Shifan and his son.
When my elder brother passed away, Emperor Jiajing asked about appointing a crown prince. According to the order of precedence, I should have been made the crown prince. However, that old villain Yan Song pretended to be confused, secretly supported my younger brother, and refused to express his opinion, causing me to miss such a good opportunity!
And there is this little thief Yan Shifan! He has withheld my annual gift for three years, forcing me to live frugally and live a miserable life. There are many things I wanted to do, but I had to give up because I had no money. He had to haggle over every penny when rewarding his subordinates, so that I was always surpassed by my brother!
When it comes to Yan Song and his son, Prince Yu has a thousand curses in his heart and he doesn't know whether to say them or not!
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhu Pingan bowed his hands in thanks, then stood up and continued, "In addition, Yan Shifan is an extremely confident, conceited, arrogant, narcissistic, and arrogant person! I once heard that Yan Shifan boasted in front of Yan Song and all the guests at a banquet, 'Looking at the Ming Dynasty today, there are only three people who can be called world-renowned geniuses!'"
After Zhu Ping'an finished speaking, Yin Shidan, Chen Yiqin and others nodded. They had also heard of this rumor about Yan Shifan.
"Oh, who are the three people he is talking about?" Prince Yu asked curiously after hearing this.
"The first one is Yang Bo, the Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate..." Zhu Ping'an stretched out a finger and replied.
"Well, Lord Yang is a man of both civil and military talents, and he deserves the title. His rescue of Zhai Xueshi from Suzhou banditry is legendary. Although he is still in mourning at home, he was recently appointed by my father as the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War..." Prince Yu nodded, and then continued to ask curiously, "Who is the second person?"
"The second person is Lu Bing, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the governor-general." Zhu Ping'an replied.
"Yeah." Prince Yu nodded. He had a good impression of Lu Bing. After listening to the second person, Prince Yu was stunned for a moment and raised his eyebrows. "Uh, the third person he mentioned couldn't be Yan Shifan himself, right?!"
"Your Highness is wise. When everyone asked Yan Shifan who the third person who could be called a world genius was, Yan Shifan pointed to his own head and said to everyone with a smile, 'The third person is me.'" Zhu Ping'an flattered Prince Yu at the right time.
Who doesn't like to hear nice words these days? After Zhu Ping'an finished speaking, Prince Yu couldn't help but smile slightly.
"He doesn't deserve it! He hasn't even passed the imperial examination..." Yin Shidan couldn't help but spat in a low voice when he heard it.
People who have experienced the imperial examination have a natural sense of superiority over people like Yan Shifan who became officials without going through the imperial examination.
"Haha, so this shows how narcissistic, arrogant and boastful Yan Shifan is."
Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly and said softly.
Prince Yu nodded in agreement. How could a man who dared to call himself a genius in public not be narcissistic, arrogant and boastful
"So..." Zhu Pingan glanced at Prince Yu, bowed and saluted, and slowly said: "If the son of the emperor - the orthodox royal blood - the invaluable Prince Yu, gave him gifts and asked him to do something, he, who is narcissistic, arrogant, and boastful, would definitely enjoy the pleasure of conquering the imperial power and would definitely not give up this vanity. Just this one thing is enough for Yan Shifan to brag about for the rest of his life when he drinks..."
Well
Prince Yu was stunned for a moment, his face turned red, then white, changing color like a color light.
Chen Yiqin and others understood now. No wonder Zhu Ping'an said it was an offense just now. It turned out to be here.
Conquer the Imperial Power?!
Zhu Ping'an really dares to say that.
However, if Prince Yu gave gifts and bribes to Yan Shifan, then you know what, it can really be interpreted this way!
Gao Gong, Chen Yiqin and others were thinking hard. Based on their understanding of Yan Shifan, if Prince Yu adopted Zhu Ping'an's suggestion, then Yan Shifan, who was narcissistic, arrogant and conceited, would not be able to refuse such vanity and glory!