Chapter 154: Fans of Yan Shifan? Yan Song’s new target, the manifesto against Yan, the young cabinet minister is angry!
After listening to Wang Yongji's news about the cabinet, Hai Rui silently looked at the crackling fire in the stove.
"Do you agree?" Hai Rui suddenly looked at Wang Yongji.
"This," Wang Yongji was startled by Hai Rui's question, then he sighed helplessly, "His Royal Highness Prince Yu doesn't intend to ask about it."
Without waiting for Hai Rui to ask, Wang Yongji continued, "Since you tore open the window paper between the Qingliu, the Yan Party and the two Wangs, the situation has changed a long time ago."
"Your Highness Prince Yu won't care about these trivial matters."
"The attitude of the ministers towards this matter is at most to fight against the Yan Party's daily habits and use it to criticize."
"I am just discussing the facts." Hai Rui did not think there was anything wrong in severing the relationship between the two kings and his subordinates.
"Forget it, let's not talk about them. Tell me what you think," Wang Yongji waved his hand. "Currently, the ports for human trafficking are all located in Yingzhou Prefecture. The emperor must have a deep meaning in letting you be in charge of Ningbo Prefecture."
"It is very likely related to the future Yingzhou Prefecture."
"To be honest, I don't like Kunlun slaves," Hai Rui said, picking up firewood and throwing it into the stove. "From a legal point of view, human trafficking is too inhumane and against the harmony of nature."
"Since the Yan family proposed to use the weak Japanese to exchange for the strong Kunlun slaves to reclaim the wasteland, have you ever thought about how to deal with these Kunlun slaves after the wasteland is reclaimed?"
"To reclaim the wasteland of a country and turn the entire country into spiritual fields, even though Yingzhou Prefecture is not very large, it will probably take at least three to five years to complete, right?" Hai Rui said, looking at Wang Yongji,
"I don't think you will allow these Kunlun slaves to grow spiritual things. At that time, it was still the military households and civilians of the Ming Dynasty who landed on the island. During this period, how many Kunlun slaves would be added? How to deal with them in the future?"
"Are you planning to give them the status of citizens of the Ming Dynasty, or are you..." Hai Rui was still talking when Wang Yongji raised his hand to interrupt him, "Brother Gangfeng, stop. You misunderstood."
"Huh?" Hai Rui was stunned when he heard Wang Yongji say this. Did he misunderstand?
"You still don't understand what I mean by offending the harmony of nature." Wang Yongji shook his head slightly and said, "I heard the discussion at Prince Yu's mansion that day, Gao Ge cursed Yan Shifan a lot."
"In fact, what you are thinking about was also raised by Elder Zhang at that time. He believed that these Kunlun slaves were of low intelligence and dark skin. If they were the people of the Immortal Dynasty, it would be inappropriate."
"But Yan Shifan said that all the Kunlun slaves he bought were males, and each one was castrated. That's why I said these people were too inhumane and against the harmony of nature."
"In this way, there will be no need to worry about future generations. After the wasteland is reclaimed, they can sell it at a low price or exile it to a random island."
After listening to Wang Yongji's arrangements, Hai Rui opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
"Forget it, just let him be." After a long moment, Hai Rui shook his head in silence, not intending to get involved.
"Oh," Wang Yongji suddenly chuckled and said, "I am just complaining and venting my dissatisfaction with the Yan Party. Besides, the emperor has no opinion on this policy."
"Let's talk about the court. From what the elders say, the situation in the cabinet is likely to change."
"This time Tang Shunzhi and Hu Zongxian have made great contributions to the destruction of the country. I am afraid they will be promoted to the cabinet because of this. Both of them are members of the Yan Party."
"And His Royal Highness Prince Yu intends to promote Ma Fang and Wang Chonggu. In the future, the military officials will compete with us civil officials."
Hai Rui raised his head and looked towards the sky. The factional struggles in the court would never be eliminated, but he would not allow anyone to disrupt the Ming Dynasty.
If a mortal makes a mistake, he will be infamous for eternity.
If a cultivator makes a mistake, it will be a disaster for the world.
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Japan was destroyed and the Yan Party implemented a genocide policy. With the deliberate promotion of the Qingliu faction, the news spread throughout the world.
For a time, the rumor that the Yan Party had harmed the country and lost its humanity spread among the people. The father and son of the Yan family were transformed from treacherous ministers and corrupt officials into terrifying monsters.
It even got to the point of stopping children from crying at night.
On February 2, the 44th year of the Jiajing reign, after a heavy rain, a hint of dampness remained in the air.
Nanjing, inside the Imperial College.
A group of doctors in Confucian robes sat together, talking about the past and present and discussing national policies.
"The Yan Party is inhuman!" An old man with white hair and beard slammed the table and shouted angrily: "The cabinet of our Ming Dynasty is about to become a one-man show, traitors, evil villains!"
"The traitor Yan has ruined the country and destroyed humanity!"
"All the old, sick and disabled Japanese were driven to the island and left to fend for themselves. All the women and children were sold to the Western barbarians. In exchange for Kunlun slaves, they must be castrated..."
"How could there be such a devil in my Ming Dynasty..."
"Yes, originally the Ming Dynasty destroyed a country in one fell swoop, which was nothing. As the saying goes, killing is not abusing life, let alone people's calls. After this action, how will other countries and states view our Great Ming Dynasty in the future?"
"This is a violation of state dignity. I will file an impeachment petition..."
A group of old scholars gathered together and strongly criticized the father and son of the Yan family, listing their crimes in detail and sighing.
"Why are you saying this nonsense? Just sue us..." Just when everyone's emotions were exploding, a drunken voice suddenly sounded, and there was a dazed tone in the voice, as if one had just woken up.
"Who is sneaking around and eavesdropping on our conversation!" A middle-aged man suddenly stood up and looked towards the dark corner.
I saw a middle-aged man in a gray linen gown, who sat up staggeringly, leaned on the table and looked at the people who were looking at him, pointed at the one who was glaring at him and snorted with laughter.
"I was writing a book last night and was drunk here. How can I be accused of eavesdropping?" As he spoke, the man picked up the wine gourd beside him and took a big sip, saying, "It is you who disturbed my drunken dream."
"They are dressed elegantly but behave like dogs and pigs. How despicable!"
"Li Zhi?!"
Several doctors from the Imperial College recognized this man.
"It's really bad luck that I met this bastard!"
"Who do you say is a gentleman who behaves like a dog and a pig?" After seeing Li Zhi, the middle-aged doctor who had stood up and scolded him just now reacted, walked quickly to Li Zhi and asked loudly.
"How dare you, a mere academician, be so rude to us?!"
"Don't leave quickly!"
Looking at the people who surrounded him, Li Zhi stood up staggeringly, pointed at them one by one, and sneered.
"You white-haired bastard, grey-bearded old thief, sycophantic minister, broken-backed dog, jackal, rotten wood... You put on this scholar's robe and dare to speak nonsense in front of me?"
"You, how dare you!" The old man with a white beard was so angry that he trembled all over. "Believe it or not, I will sue you in the court for insulting your superiors!"
"Insulting your superiors?" Li Zhi sneered, "You are here to insult the Prime Minister, but you want the bad guys to complain first?"
"You!" After hearing what Li Zhi said, several people were choked and dared not say another word.
Even though they spoke powerfully, they did not dare to let Yan Song and Yan Shifan know about the insults they were receiving.
“Ha, ha, ha,” seeing several people choking, Li Zhi immediately laughed and shook his head: “Cowardly rats!”
"A mediocre person, a woman's kindness, and a short-sighted person!"
"You sympathize with the Japanese and the Kunlun slaves, but do you know that those who are not of our race must have different hearts?" Li Zhi sneered, "I'm not afraid to tell you that the proposal of the young minister is still kind in my opinion!"
"In my opinion, the Japanese should be erased from history. Not even a single word about them should be left in history books. Even other ethnic groups, except for our Ming Dynasty, should not exist!"
"You all angrily denounced Yan Shifan's actions, but I, Li Zhi, want to write a congratulatory letter to praise him. What do you think?"
Li Zhi stiffened his neck, his face full of rebellion and arrogance. It was hard to imagine that a man in his thirties could say such words.
"Well," Li Zhi suddenly lost interest, "People are becoming more vulgar and their morals are becoming more low. The positive is Taoism, the negative is wealth and nobility, they wear elegant clothes, but behave like dogs and pigs... No matter how much I say to you, it's just..."
"What a waste of words!" After burping, Li Zhi took another sip of wine, pushed everyone away, and staggered away.
"I, Li Zhi, disdain to associate with you. You can sue me if you want. I'm done with this..."
Li Zhi staggered into the rain, leaving a few doctors from the Imperial College standing there with grim faces.
"A heretic, an unreasonable lunatic!"
"Humph, you arrogant villain, you even flattered Yan Shifan. Birds of a feather flock together. You must expel him from the Imperial College!"
"There shouldn't be such scum in the Imperial College..."
This was just a small episode. In short, the Yan Party once again became famous in the Ming Dynasty, and the controversy became increasingly greater.
Some extreme, rebellious people who have a deep hatred for the Japanese naturally strongly support the Yan Party's behavior of destroying the country and the race.
Some people who are well-intentioned and have never been harassed or harmed by the Japanese naturally feel that this move is too against the harmony of nature.
Among them, the most severe criticism of Yan's party came from the Kong family. The contemporary Duke Yansheng even wrote a "Proclamation to Punish Yan" in which he angrily denounced Yan Shifan's actions and listed the various crimes of Yan's party.
At one time, students and schools from all over responded.
However, Yan Song and his son were completely unaware of all this, or they were too lazy to care, as they were not afraid of the criticism they received.
As for whether there is reincarnation in the underworld after death, I might have had such thoughts at the moment, but now I have no such thoughts.
From now on, their Yan family will be a clan of immortals and will be immortal!
In their opinion, instead of caring about the opinions of the world, it is better to take time to practice, or think about how to divide Yingzhou Prefecture.
Yan Mansion, backyard.
The Yan Mansion was very large, with a sacred field in the backyard. Although Jiajing only approved the size of a courtyard, Yan Song still widened it a lot.
The entire yard is divided into two parts with a green spiritual field in the middle. Spiritual rice is planted on the left and spiritual melons and fruits are planted on the right.
These spiritual seeds were naturally brought out from the palace.
There are three thatched houses that look very simple on the edge of the courtyard. These three thatched houses are naturally the places where Yan Song, Yan Shifan and Yan Shaoting, the three generations of grandfather and grandson, practice.
late at night.
In the thatched cottage in the middle, Yan Shifan and Yan Song sat facing each other in front of the candlelight. On the table and couch, there were piles of official documents.
The flickering candlelight illuminated the shadows of the father and son, making them appear tall and embedded in the walls of the thatched hut.
"Dad, as expected, the princes and royal families in various places asked them to clear the land they had collected and hand it over to the court, but they were reluctant to hand it over, and the officials sent to supervise them also began to have problems."
"Either they were found to have accepted bribes for no reason and were thrown into prison, or they died inexplicably, or they delayed doing anything. Obviously, all of these were done by the royal family."
"This year is the last year of tax exemption, and the people are getting impatient," Yan Shifan said, taking a sip of the spiritual tea. "Many people are starting to ask the government for an explanation."
"Some people have also signed contracts under the arrangement of the royal family, and will farm for them in the future." After hearing what Yan Shifan said, Yan Song put down a document in his hand and said slowly: "Add more fuel to the fire, make things bigger, and let the people in some places be in chaos first."
"Give these royal family members the crime of forcing the people to rebel. If they cause chaos, the royal family's crime will be even greater. Then, when the time comes, it will be justified to clean them up."
"As for the handling of these disturbances, let Zhao Zhenji take care of it." Yan Song said, picking up another document, "One year to collect the land, one year to expand it, and one year to distribute the land."
"In the 46th year of Jiajing, the second phase of the land reform was officially completed. Next..." Yan Song looked at Yan Shifan, "What do you think will happen next?"
Hearing his father's question, Yan Shifan was stunned, a little confused, and said: "Isn't it the third and fourth stages?"
"Yes and no," Yan Song shook his head slowly. "After the second stage is completed, the Ming Dynasty needs to fall into a long period of silence to digest and settle down."
“As the third phase is being implemented, the fourth phase will also begin, which is external expansion.”
"As I said before, the premise is that the internal demand is too great. Only when it reaches a certain level can we smoothly implement the policy of incentives for military merits and start external expansion. During this period, the Ming Dynasty must develop."
"Finance, fields, commerce, and crafts must all be developed."
"Finance is nothing more than taxes, so let's not talk about it. In addition, there is business, overseas transactions, transactions with the Far North, and the eight policies for currency reform. All of them must be completed this year."
"The development of technology involves the research and manufacture of firearms. In addition, there are warships, road repairs, canal excavations, and the transformation of farming tools. These all need to start."
"New official positions will be added in all aspects."
"Also, the Ming Dynasty Silver Vault has been built, and branch silver vaults in various places are also needed. We need people to be in charge of all of them!"
Listening to his father's words, Yan Shifan nodded, and then suddenly asked: "Dad, what about the spiritual field?"
"In Yingzhou Prefecture and in the Ming Dynasty, when will the emperor grant spiritual fields on a large scale? To be honest, cultivation without spiritual resources is equivalent to cultivation in vain. Our small courtyard is too small."
"The spiritual farm in the suburbs needs to train spiritual beasts and war horses. Even if we can make some money from it, it will be too little. If my Yan family wants to develop into a family of immortal cultivators, it cannot be just the three of us..."
Yan Shifan kept talking, but Yan Song shook his head slightly, sighed softly, interrupted him directly, and said helplessly: "Can't you have a longer-term vision?"
Yan Shifan was stunned by his father's sudden scolding. He looked up at Yan Song in confusion, not understanding what his father meant.
Is my vision not far-sighted enough? What have I seen so far? I have already started planning for so many pieces of land, and you still say that I don't have a long-term vision?
Do you want to take a look at other people's children? Your old rival Xu Jie?
Compared to me, Xu Fan is a complete idiot!
Really, sometimes you should look back and see that there are many people who are not as good as me, and who have a longer-term vision than me among my peers?
In fact, Yan Shifan felt that he had made great progress in this period of time. He felt that he had caught up with his father's pace.
I didn't expect that I would be accused of not having a long-term vision. So I ask, how can I have a long-term vision?
Yes, I admit that I was not accurate in my prediction about the future of military heroes such as Tang Shunzhi and Hu Zongxian last time.
In terms of national policy and political struggle, I am indeed not as good as you, but when it comes to making money, hmm, I, Yan Shifan, don’t think I am much worse than you.
As soon as these thoughts appeared in his mind, Yan Shifan became angry, so he sat up straight and bowed.
"You say it and I listen."
Looking at Yan Shifan's expression, Yan Song raised his eyes, glanced at his son, and then snorted with laughter. How could he not see that Yan Shifan was not convinced again.
"Let me ask you, where will the spiritual resources of the Ming Dynasty come from in the future?" Yan Song calmly put down his pen and asked slowly.
"Of course it's a large amount of spiritual soil for planting spiritual creatures." Yan Shifan said calmly.
"In the future, after the Immortal Dynasty announces it to the people, the food grown in these spiritual fields will be spiritual resources."
"By the same token, in the future of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the currency used by mortals, if there are cities where immortal cultivators gather, and if there are large cities where immortal cultivators grow up, will the currency become spiritual objects?"
"For example, barter? Or, in the future, will there be a currency specifically for cultivators?"
"This..." After being asked by his father, Yan Shifan was speechless and frowned. He admitted that he had never thought about this question before.
After a moment, Yan Shifan said uncertainly: "It should be possible, right? However, if the day comes when ordinary people can also obtain immortal skills, it will probably take several years or even decades, right?"
"Yan Shifan!" Yan Song's tone suddenly became serious. "I tell you, the emperor's goal is to build the Ming Dynasty into a dynasty from the inside out, from top to bottom!"
"The people will be granted immortal magic sooner or later!"
"Have you forgotten that one of the policies to encourage military merit is to bestow immortal arts and elixirs as rewards?"
"If Your Majesty really..." Yan Song said in a very low voice, "If we mobilize troops against the fairy world and conquer the fairies in the fairy world, then how powerful will our Ming Dynasty have?"
"So, the emperor must make his people practice cultivation from a young age. All the people should cultivate immortality. In this way, they will be ready-made immortality cultivators when they enter the military camp. They only need to be trained in the military camp and then they can be sent to the battlefield."
"And the premise for all this is to start from the level of the people!"
"A place with common people is called a town. A place where common people gather is called a great city!"
After these words were spoken very quickly, Yan Shifan was completely stunned.
"The transactions and currency in the big Xiuxian city are all big money!" Yan Song said, his eyes gleaming with brilliance, "So, the next business will have to have a chamber of commerce!"
"The Chamber of Commerce must have our people in charge!"
"My Yan family will also train some big businessmen and let them make money for us, and earn spiritual resources in the future!"
"There is also the Ming Dynasty Silver Treasury and its branches in various places. These will become resource reserves for large and small towns of immortal cultivation in the future."
"These," Yan Song said, leaning forward, staring, the black tiger in his mind, his eyes glowing with greed, and it seemed as if there was a vicious tiger roaring invisibly, "are all the most lucrative positions in the future, the Great Ming Dynasty!"
"A pile of sand can make a tower. Compared with these, the benefits that can be gained from the endless territory and countless immortal cultivation towns in the future are not comparable to your greed for those little spiritual soil resources."
"And our Yan family must plan these in advance!"
"As time goes by, all these important positions are ours!"
"Only in this way can our Yan family immortal clan last forever!"
"Boom!" At this moment, there seemed to be flashing thunder in Yan Shifan's mind.
Looking at his dazed son, Yan Song restrained his demeanor and returned to his previous hunched appearance.
"It's late, you should go back. Tomorrow's political meeting in Yuxi Palace may be related to you..." Yan Song said, pulling out two large folded papers and handing them to Yan Shifan.
"What is this?" Yan Shifan was curious and was about to open it, but Yan Song raised his hand to interrupt him, "Go back and take a look."
Well, thinking about the contents on the paper, Yan Song was really afraid that this emotionally unstable and crazy son would expose him.
Yan Shifan looked suspiciously at his father, who was looking down and flipping through the documents again, making some marks. However, he still took the two folded pieces of paper, bowed, and turned to leave.
What his father had just said had shocked him so much that he needed to go back and digest it, and at the same time, start making arrangements according to what his father had said.
Dad was right. This time, my vision was indeed not long enough.
Compared with those long-term future benefits, these immediate benefits that are being watched by all parties are really nothing.
I can only say that it's just the old man, eating from the bowl, well, there's not even anything in the bowl yet, but he's already looking at the pot, and he's already thinking about it before the stove is even set up.
When it comes to greed, my dad is the greediest!
With doubts in his mind, Yan Shifan left the thatched cottage, but he did not return to his own thatched cottage. Instead, he left the Lingtian courtyard and went straight to his father's original study.
"Young Lord, Young Lord!" However, when he reached the door of the study, he was stopped by Yan Maoqing and Luo Longwen.
Moreover, the two of them were holding a large piece of paper in their hands, with ugly expressions and hurried looks.
"It's so late, why are you so anxious?" Yan Shifan scolded in dissatisfaction, and then pushed the door and went into the study without paying any attention to the two of them.
He is now considered half a cultivator, so naturally he does not take people other than those of the same status seriously.
Upon seeing this, Yan Maoqing and Luo Longwen looked at each other and immediately understood, realizing that the young minister didn't know this yet!
"You first!" Yan Maoqing thought of Yan Shifan's temper, shivered with fear, and pushed Luo Longwen.
"You go first..." Luo Longwen naturally didn't want to be the first to speak out, so he began to push Yan Maoqing.
"Come in, what are you waiting for!" At this time, Yan Shifan's voice came from the study.
The two had no choice but to look at each other, then walked into the study together.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Yan Shifan said, taking a book from the bookshelf, then sitting down at the table.
There was no rush to open the two large pieces of paper.
"Young Lord, those corrupt scholars in the outside world have some complaints about the arrangements for Yingzhou Prefecture..." Yan Maoqing said, pushing Luo Longwen awkwardly.
"Yingzhou Prefecture?" Yan Shifan frowned and said, "Hasn't it been decided? Or is it that Hu Zongxian and Tang Shunzhi are not cooperating?" When mentioning these two people, Yan Shifan became furious.
"Not really, but..." Yan Maoqing said, and seeing Yan Shifan's increasingly impatient expression, he gritted his teeth and handed a large folded paper to Yan Shifan, saying:
"You can see for yourself that Duke Yansheng has issued a manifesto against you. I'm afraid it has spread by now. It was sent from Qufu and quickly returned to the capital."
A manifesto? Or is it directed at oneself?
Hearing this, Yan Shifan was stunned. Without paying attention to the two of them, he directly opened the paper. When he saw the big "Exhortation to Punish Yan" at the beginning, his face turned dark.
The specific content below is even more explosive.
【Anti-Severe Manifesto】
[I have heard in the past that heaven and earth have righteousness, and human relations have moral principles.]
Since ancient times, gentlemen have always put righteousness first, while villains have put profit first. Now there is a man named Yan Shifan, who is in a high position but forgets his roots, betrays the great grace of the king, abandons the common people, acts recklessly, and causes chaos in the government.
His actions are against the principles of heaven and he has lost all conscience; his heart is more poisonous than that of snakes and scorpions and he is full of evil.
What Shifan did was not only to deceive the emperor, but also to destroy other people's countries, exterminate other people's races, and obliterate human nature. It was truly the greatest evil ever seen in ancient and modern times!
If these traitors are not punished, the country will never be at peace and the people will never be safe. As the Duke of Yansheng, I shoulder the aspirations of the sages, swear to uphold the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, and protect the well-being of all people.
Seeing these traitors, I am deeply saddened and I am hereby issuing this proclamation to announce to the world:
The evil of Shifan is worse than that of jackals. His heart is cruel and his behavior is despicable. He wants to destroy other people's ancestral temples and exterminate other people's ethnic groups with his brutal hands. His evil behavior is worse than that of beasts. His sins are so serious that he will be punished by heaven.
How can we, as well-educated people, sit idly by and watch this evildoer run rampant and allow him to wreak havoc on the world?
People like Yan Shifan will surely be punished by God, their evil deeds will be severely punished, and their sins will never be washed away!
May the gods of heaven and earth bear witness to this, and may the long river of time bear witness to this! All of us, the people of integrity and ambition, should fight this villain together! 】
"Bang!" After reading this manifesto, Yan Shifan's defense broke down on the spot. He stood up suddenly, cleared the table directly, and said angrily:
"You thief Kong, you've bullied me too much! You've bullied me too much!"
Looking at the furious Yan Shifan, Yan Maoqing and Luo Longwen's eyelids twitched.
This time, the Kong family might be in trouble!
"..."
This chapter is not suitable to be separated, so it is combined together.
(End of this chapter)
