Yan Shifan is in prison, Yan Song is down, and in many people's eyes, Comrade Xu Jie's ass is about to be moved to the throne of the chief assistant, and the matter has come to a successful conclusion. People who hold this kind of view generally do not understand politics. In this world, everything is easy to discuss, but as long as interests are involved, turning faces is faster than turning books. The degree of face-changing and the way it is expressed depend on the amount of interest, whether it is to use mouth and hands, or to use knives and missiles, it all depends on this.You know, when you usually go to the street to buy vegetables, you have to quarrel for a few cents, but when the emperor was not in charge, the throne of the chief assistant was the symbol of the highest power and the greatest benefit. There are ghosts.

Xu Jie knew this, and Yan Song naturally knew it. Decades of political experience allowed him to quickly regain his composure from the shock and began to gather the strength to fight back.Next, he will use his actions to tell his opponents that it is no accident that he has been able to stand in the political arena for 20 years. Xu Jie, let me show you my true strength, the contest has just begun. In fact, the reason why Yan Song was able to surpass Yang Tinghe, Guo Xun, Zhang Cong, Xia Yan and others to become the most powerful official was not only because of Yan Shifan's intelligence, but also because of his accomplices.Because Yan Song has never been fighting alone.

The name Yan Song does not represent a single person, but a force, a community of interests. If I become a doctor, you will be Yuanwai Lang. If I become a servant, you will be a doctor. We all make progress together and make a fortune together. Now that Xu Jie wants to punish Mr. Yan, is that okay?My wife just bought jewelry, my son is going to a private school, and I'm still counting on a promotion. If you, Xu Jie, dare to touch our jobs, you will fight with your life! Yan Maoqing, the right servant of the Criminal Ministry, was one of the above-mentioned people. Since he took refuge in Yan Song, he had done many bad things. It was under his advice that Yang Jisheng was finally killed. In return, he got a good post to manage the salt administration. It's crazy to make money. Comrade Jiajing only collected 600,000 salt taxes every year. After he took office, he actually asked to change to 1 million. This can not only please the emperor, but also take the opportunity to blackmail the local government. It is worthy of being a traitor .

So when the news of Yan Song's resignation came, he immediately found Yan's associates to discuss countermeasures urgently. Given that Yan Song had already retired and returned home, after careful analysis of the situation, Yan Maoqing decided on the first action plan-rescue Yan Shifan. As the think tank of the strict party, Yan Shifan plays an irreplaceable role, so the most important thing right now is to get this man out and let him come up with an idea, so that everyone can handle things easily. But this matter is easier said than done. Yan Shifan was investigated and dealt with by the emperor. He was involved in serious economic crimes. He lived in the Beijing Model Prison.

What's more troublesome is that this case was entrusted by the emperor, and it was jointly tried by the three law departments as usual. The so-called three law departments refer to Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Punishment.Therefore, in order to recruit people, these three major departments must be balanced, and none of them should be missing. Yan Maoqing is the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment, so the affairs of the Ministry of Punishment are naturally easy to handle, but Yan Song has fallen, and there is no one to speak in the cabinet. How will Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate solve it?

This is the general situation Yan Maoqing faced. It seemed really difficult to handle, but the facts tell us that he did it: After a joint trial by the three courts, Yan Shifan was unanimously found guilty of embezzlement, and the total amount of money verified was 800 taels, and he was ordered to send Leizhou to the army. The contractor and head of the confidential department who has been a minister of the Ministry of Industry for many years was originally only worth 800 taels, which is really an auspicious number. Of course, the results of the treatment are not insignificant. The so-called Leizhou is today's Leizhou in Guangdong.

But history tells us that rules are dead, people are alive, death reprieve can be changed to no term, no term can be changed to fixed term, and then transferred to medical parole with fixed term, the matter will be resolved.Yan Shifan is no exception, but his method is relatively simple - escape. This brother had just walked halfway, and he didn't know whether he bribed the escort or made his own decision, so he ran back like this. It is said that if he is a fugitive, he must find a relatively remote place to hide, at least no one knows him. But Yan Shifan is really a bold man with high skills, he even ran back to Jiangxi, lived in a grandiose place, went to the streets to buy groceries and wandered east and west as usual, returning home with clothes better than returning home with clothes.

The major embezzler became 800 taels, and the army returned home. The power of the strict party was indeed beyond Xu Jie's imagination, but when he was about to fight back, the emperor suddenly issued an edict, and it was this edict that made things happen again. out of control. After all, they are old friends for many years. To put it mildly, even a dog has affection for more than 20 years, not to mention that Yan Song is much more energetic than a dog.So after driving Yan Song away, Jiajing felt a kind of loneliness, which soon turned into sympathy, so he ordered: "Yan Song has retired, and his son has pleaded guilty. In the future, anyone who dares to submit the same memorial as Zou Yinglong will be executed immediately!"

Now that Xu Jie was finished, he was ready to take advantage of the situation to pursue and drown Yan Shifan with memorials, but Jiajing's order just hit his vitals. Follow the opponent's counterattack. The reason why Xu Jie is so attached to Yan Shifan is because he knows very well that this is a person with too much destructive energy, he can only be kept in a cage, and he must never be released into nature.With this person's IQ, if he is a little careless, he will be put to death.And the facts also verified his expectation. Not long after, Yan Shifan made a move, which was not only vicious, but also fatal.

After Yan Song retired, he should return to his hometown logically, but he stopped when passing through Nanchang, because he was unwilling to fail, and he knew very well that the matter was not over yet. The development of the matter proved Yan Song's intuition. The old Jianghu waited for the emperor's decree and his extremely clever son in Nanchang. In the decree, Yan Song saw hope, and in his son, he found a way to turn defeat into victory. Yan Shifan was still very calm. He told his father that even though the matter had come to this point, and even though Xu Jie had become the Chief Assistant and held a lot of power, he was not indestructible. Everything could start from scratch, as long as he broke through with one person—Lan Daoxing.

Yan Shifan's head with only one eye has extremely terrifying wisdom. Under countless appearances, he firmly grasps the essence of things.That's right, Lan Daoxing is the crux of the problem. The reason why Jiajing drove Yan Song away was because the gods didn't like him, not Lan Daoxing.So as long as it can be proved that the person who wrote on the sand table that day was not a god, the problem will be solved. If Xu Jie can be pulled in by the way, it means that he is inextricably linked with this matter, and that is the crime of deceiving the emperor, and he will definitely die. . At that time, Yan Song will be honorably rehired, continue to seek personal gain and passively sabotage, the strict party will regain power, and everything will return to the starting point. At the beginning of the operation, Yan Song first ordered his party members in the court to send money to Lan Daoxing, hoping that he would fight back and testify against Xu Jie for planning this matter. Lan Daoxing refused. Since being soft is not enough, let's be tough. Yan Song bought the eunuchs in the palace with money, instigated them to frame Lan Daoxing and put him in prison.What's worse, he also dredged up the jailer, tortured Lan Dao severely, and tortured him in every possible way, forcing him to frame Xu Jie (it doesn't seem to be a frame). Lan Daoxing still refused. Although he was beaten all over his body, he never spoke a word. Yan Song was puzzled. In his opinion, Lan Daoxing was just a charlatan, a bragging Taoist priest. How could he be so tough? From a Taoist priest to a steel warrior, it is only because of one thing-faith.In this world, faith is the most solid object, once persisted, it is difficult to shake, while money and beauty are extremely weak in front of it. Lan Daoxing is a Taoist priest, but he believes in Wang Xue. He believes that he can find the real light in this legendary figure's teaching of light.Therefore, whether it is temptation or coercion, money or whip, he will never give in. This is the power of faith, a power that cannot be shaken by any material, and Yan Song, who is blinded by profit, will never be able to understand these. Lan Daoxing stood up, Xu Jie also stood up, Yan Song missed a blow, and began to wait again. He believed that with the passage of time, the emperor would gradually think of him, sympathize with him, and cooperate with the strict party forces in the court , he will definitely make a comeback. This is a good plan, and in fact it is very possible, as the previous decree has partially proved this point.What is puzzling is Xu Jie's attitude. Yan Song's aggressive attack this time, but from the beginning to the end, he did not make any response, let alone use the power in his hand to launch a counterattack, although it was very easy for him. Politicians are the most stoic animals on this planet. They never act rashly, and only when they have the chance to win, they will launch the final thrust.After the incident between Yan Shifan and Lan Daoxing, Xu Jie has already seen the true strength of Yan Song. He knows that although he is the chief assistant, Yan Song still has considerable influence on the emperor, and in the court, the Yan Party still has a strong power. power. So now there is only waiting, waiting for the opponent's next flaw, it will definitely appear again. So Xu Jie not only didn't care about Yan Song's attacks, but he often wrote letters to Yan Song in Nanchang, wishing him good health and a few more years of life.He knew that Yan Shifan fled home without authorization, and never sent anyone to investigate, so he pretended not to know. What's more, after Xu Jie became the first assistant, his son once said to him, Dad, you have suffered so many grievances, and now you have finally made it through, you should seek revenge from Yan Song. Unexpectedly, Xu Jie was furious and cursed: "If it weren't for Mr. Yan, I wouldn't be where I am today. How can you think like this?" This is true for his son, and even more so for others. Over time, these words reached Yan Song's ears, and he was deeply touched. When he was the second assistant, he was a low-key person, but now that he is in power, he doesn't make trouble. Xu Jie's actions made Yan and his son have such a feeling: Xu Shoufu is a kind person.Especially Yan Shifan, it is well known that he ran back as a deserter, and if he wanted to punish him, there was a ready-made excuse, but Xu Jie did nothing about it, so this arrogant man who is the most intelligent man in the world also sincerely sighed One sentence: "Master Xu, don't cheat on me!" Yan Shifan is a very smart person, so he is also a little too conceited. In the past ten years, he has never taken Xu Jie seriously, and treated him like a gatekeeper, wanton bullying, rude and rude , but Xu Jie endured it.The current Xu Shoufu is still the same, and has no plans or actions for revenge. It seems that he is still going to endure it. Yan Shifan was relieved, he seemed to have forgotten his status as a deserter, and grandiosely built a luxurious villa in Jiangxi, preparing to become a local rich man and enjoy the fruits of corruption over the past ten years. However, Yan Shifan, who was too crazy, didn't know that Mr. Xu, who never cheated anyone, was digging a hole at this time, a bigger hole than last time.Because the so-called revenge is never a hot dish, but a cold dish. Yan Shifan didn't understand Xu Jie, but Xu Jie understood Yan Shifan. He knew very well that although this one-eyed genius was brilliant, he also had a fatal flaw. Probably because of his physical disability, Yan Shifan has some kind of psychological problem. To put it simply, he is a bit abnormal. Looking at his life, it is really not easy to only do bad things and not do good things. Moreover, he is extravagant and desperate. According to the location, you can do whatever you want. For example, when his mother died, he should have kept his filial piety at home and helped his father with work, but he just hid at home and engaged in women every day, completely ignoring what his father told him. He couldn't understand, couldn't write Qingci, and was scolded bloody by the emperor several times, which led to his downfall after class. So from a political point of view, Yan Shifan is a talented staff member, but a poor politician. He doesn't know how to hide and suppress his desires. In this regard, he is far from his father.Whether he is a deserter or building a villa, Xu Jie doesn't care, because he believes that the flaw he was waiting for will definitely appear in this person. Success is also Shifan, defeat is also Shifan, fate is also. In Xu Jie's opinion, it is better to let Yan Shifan out than to keep him in a cage. Let him fly, let him go, and he will cause trouble one day. As expected, trouble came soon, but the culprit was not Yan Shifan, but another old acquaintance - Luo Longwen. This man has been introduced before, he is Hu Zongxian's fellow countryman, he has served as an undercover agent for the extermination of Xu Hai, and he has made great contributions.Therefore, after Hu Zongxian's downfall, he took advantage of the situation and took advantage of the situation. He didn't know who had taken advantage of it, and unexpectedly defected to Yan Shifan's subordinates. The so-called similar smells, the two quickly became close friends. Since he was a close friend, Yan Shifan served in the army, and Luo Zhijiao also served in the army. Similarly, since he was a close friend, Yan Shifan was a deserter, so he naturally became a deserter.However, he did not flee to Jiangxi, but judged the situation again, and defected to his former enemy, the Japanese pirates, and became a deserter and traitor. Although he has a job, robbing is a high-risk job after all, and he is no more comfortable than in the capital. As time goes by, Luo Longwen misses the good old days more and more, and hates Zou Yinglong and Xu Jie who cheated him more and more. He often shouts at people: "The heads of Zou Yinglong and Xu Jie must be taken to vent my hatred!" This is roughly considered a spiritual victory method. He has no money and no one. With a few robbers, he can only complain thousands of miles away, and no one in the capital can hear him anyway. But what he never expected was that his own words were the beginning of the final destruction. Soon, Xu Jie in the capital heard this sentence. The naive Luo Longwen didn't know that, as an important accomplice of Yan Shifan, from the moment he escaped to the Japanese pirates, someone was watching him, watching him from a fugitive to a robber. committing crimes, but no one ever stopped them.Because in Xu Jie's view, this person's current actions will become a sharp weapon to kill Yan Shifan. After hearing this sentence, Xu Shoufu immediately took action. Not only did he tell the emperor what he said, and publicized it with great fanfare, he also dispatched a large number of guards to protect his and Zou Yinglong's home, and publicly stated that his personal safety was seriously threatened. When Yan Song rectified Lan Daoxing, it could be said that life and death were at stake, but Mr. Xu was as stable as Mount Tai. He was so excited when he threatened a few words thousands of miles away. In the final analysis, it was only because of one reason-political purpose. Only by making Luo Longwen's incident a big one can arouse everyone's vigilance, and thus lead to Yan Shifan. Brother Luo has become a Japanese pirate, and brother Yan can't escape the responsibility, and the emperor has never had a good impression of this one-eyed dragon. Yan Shifan and Yan Song have been gradually pushed into a dead end. So far, everything is under Xu Jie's control, but even he himself did not expect that an accidental event brought this good show to an early end. The cause of the matter was just a brick. Unlike Luo Longwen, Yan Shifan was neither frustrated nor complained. He was building his new house wholeheartedly in Yuanzhou, Jiangxi. Just as Xu Jie expected, Yan Shifan was really arrogant. It is said that a fugitive found a few friends and built a small hut Just live in hiding.But this brother has hired more than 4,000 migrant workers, and he is afraid that people will not know, so he starts repairing the mansion every day with drums and gongs! Of course, if Yan Shifan dared to show off like this, the magistrate of Yuanzhou had also taken care of him, so no one cared about him. It is a pity that the official establishment of the Ming Dynasty was not limited to magistrates. There are more workers repairing the house, so they will naturally gather together to have fun. When they were talking and laughing, a person passed by here, so he took a second look at them, but this group of people just finished their work and wanted to find something to do, so they came to this place. A passer-by was provocative, talking and talking, I don't know who was bored, and threw a brick at the person, dying on the spot. This brother was quite sensible, and he didn't fight (the opponent was crowded), but he just stepped forward to find their leader - Yan Shifan's servant theory. But the servant of the Yan Mansion was arrogant and ignored him at all. Someone nearby saw the signs and felt that this person behaved unusually. He was probably an official, so he reminded the servant to be more polite. After all, I ran errands for Yan Shifan, and I have seen big scenes on weekdays. The so-called prime minister’s disciple, the seventh-rank official, this man rolled his eyes and shouted on the spot: How many high-ranking officials have I met in the capital? ! Facing this murderous servant, the passer-by left without saying a word, clutching his wound, and left silently with humiliation. The servant's self-esteem was greatly satisfied, and a catastrophe was sown. The name of this passer-by was Guo Jianchen, who was an official in Yuanzhou at the time. As the servant said, he was not a high-ranking official, but this dog leg obviously did not understand some basic concepts of officialdom, such as background and backing, such as Prosperity and so on. Guo Jianchen is an official who is in charge of the judiciary, that is, the job that Xu Jie had done back then. Although he is not as promising as Xu Jie, he has a good friend named Lin Run. So under the circumstances of being humiliated but unable to vent, Guo Jianchen wrote his grievance and anger into a letter and sent it to Lin Run. Who is not easy to provoke, but this person happened to be provoked, it can only be said that Yan Shifan's energy is exhausted. Lin Run, whose name is Ruoyu, was born in Putian, Fujian Province. He was a Jinshi in the 35th year of Jiajing. Although this man has little qualifications, he is not an easy person. He was first assigned to be a county magistrate. Promoted to Nanjing as Yushi. You must know that it is not easy to be promoted from a local official to the censor in just a few years. Since the censor has to write letters to the emperor frequently, if you are lucky, a certain memorial is appreciated by the leaders, and it is very easy to be promoted to several levels like Hu Zongxian. possible. And this Lin Run can be said to be the best among the censors. He is not only tough in character, but also very smart. He dared to write a letter to impeach his leader shortly after he took office-the left deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the famous corrupt official Yan Maoqing, and Tan Ci Written in a watertight way, people can't grasp any handles. Although the final impeachment ended because of Yan Song's asylum, Lin Run's scolding skills and wit left a deep impression on Yan Shifan, so he pulled himself off and invited this brother to a meal. At the dinner, facing Yan Shifan, who is rich and powerful, Lin Run didn't have the slightest fear.This incident left a deep impression on Yan Shifan, and he has been very polite to Lin Run since then, lest he offend him. However, the people Lin Run hated the most were the father and son of the Yan family who brought disaster to the country and the people, so when he received Guo Jianchen's letter, an idea came to him-impeach Yan Shifan. Although Zou Yinglong had done it once before, and Jiajing had warned that anyone who dared to make a fuss about it would be shot to death, but Lin Run still decided to take a risk. Unlike Yang Jisheng, Lin Run did not intend to kill himself and become a benevolent man. Although his move was dangerous, he took it only when he was optimistic. Judging from the development of later events, he probably had a close relationship with Xu Jie, so for the current situation He knew the situation well. After the previous Luo Longwen incident, Jiajing's patience had reached its peak. As long as he lit another fire, the volcano of anger would erupt completely. In December of the 43rd year of Jiajing (1564), Lin Run officially wrote a letter, and the flames of war rose again. This is a very powerful article. In the article, Lin Run used his wisdom again. He not only impeached Yan Shifan for colluding with bandits without authorization and wanting to commit misdeeds, but also exposed the crime known to everyone on earth-deserting soldiers. Deliberately hide it for two years, just for today. After seeing the memorial, Jiajing was really furious. He forgot what he had said again, and ordered to investigate the matter and arrest Yan Shifan. After learning the content of the decree, Xu Jie was not at all excited, but rather anxious, and immediately sent a secret envoy, demanding that Lin Run be informed of the matter as soon as possible. Xu Jie seemed to be too anxious. After the order was issued, Lin Run would naturally know, but it was only a day or two late, so what's the difference? But it turned out that this was an extremely wise decision, and it was this critical day or two that changed the course of the situation.Because Xu Jie knew very well that although Lin Run's memorandum was sharp in words, it had no real evidence. The only thing that can prove Yan Shifan's guilt is that he fled back to his hometown halfway. And when the decree is made public, members of the strict party in the court will definitely report to Yan Shifan. With Yan Shifan's IQ, he will definitely sneak away immediately and run back to Leizhou, the army's land. Let it go. So what determines the success or failure of things is the speed of information dissemination. Xu Jie's prediction was correct. On the day the decree was promulgated, Yan Shifan's son, Jin Yiwei Yan Shaoting, set off overnight to report the letter.But when he arrived in Jiangxi out of breath, all he saw was a mess.Because Lin Run had visited here two days ago and captured Yan Shifan who was laying bricks. Not to mention, Lin Yushi sent the Buddha to heaven, and even his little brother Luo Longwen was also arrested, and a second bullet was posted, enumerating Yan Shifan's crimes, and sent to the capital together with the memorial. Yan Shifan became a prisoner again and came to the capital again. This time, everyone believed that he would be completely finished, including Xu Jie. However, when this Young Master Yan entered the capital, something unexpected happened again. As soon as Yan Shifan and Luo Longwen arrived in Beijing, they took off their shackles and accepted the banquet of the court officials in a grand manner. After eating and drinking well, they didn't even go to the prison gate, and directly lived in the mansion that had been prepared for them. All in all, these two brothers are not prisoners, but rather like leaders who came to inspect. Xu Jie, who witnessed this spectacle, was shocked again. The two court officials were so arrogant in broad daylight, but the court officials turned a deaf ear and kept silent without exception.Dali Temple doesn't care, the Ministry of Criminal Justice doesn't care, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate doesn't care. Am I the only one seeing this? !Xu Jie couldn't help trembling, he felt an unprecedented fear. Yan Song has fallen, and Yan Shifan has entered the palace for the second time. Things have come to this point, and the Yan Party still has such a powerful force, and can be so unscrupulous and lawless! Xu Jie, who had recovered from the shock, began to think again. He was finally certain and affirmed: this is an extremely powerful force, an extremely strong community of interests, and to completely destroy it, relying solely on conventional means Absolutely impossible. To break it, one must find a breakthrough, and Yan Shifan is the most suitable candidate. Since impeachment is useless, arrest is useless, and even putting him in jail is useless, then I have only one option left—kill him. Let all the coercants know who is the real leader of the imperial court, and tell them with the most severe means that clinging to the strict party is a dead end! Just when Xu Jie made up his mind, Yan Shifan was drinking and having fun with Luo Longwen quite easily, but as a prisoner, Luo Longwen did not have Yan Shifan's psychological quality.Although the strict party has strong connections and powerful forces, there is no need to be in a black jail or to eat leftovers, but after all, I am here to stand trial. If I reveal all the bad things I have done at that time, it will not be the death penalty immediately, but at least it will be a death sentence with reprieve . However, Yan Shifan smiled and said to him: "I will be fine, don't worry." Luo Longwen breathed a sigh of relief, he thought that Yan Shifan had already dealt with the judge who tried the case. However, Yan Shifan told him that the chief of the Sanfa Department who was in charge of hearing the case, Huang Guangsheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Dali Temple Minister were all not strict party members, and they had always had enmity with him. He will definitely be interrogated to death. Before Luo Longwen finished digesting the bad news, Yan Shifan went on to say something that made him unbelievable: "I have sent people to spread the news to defend Yang Jisheng and Shen Lian, saying that the reason why they will die is all thanks to me. I believe this matter will soon reach the Sanfa Division." Luo Xiaodi fell into extreme panic, and he shouted at Yan Shifan: "Are you crazy? Isn't this suicide?!" "Don't panic," Yan Shifan remained calm, "These charges will not kill us, but can save our lives." He calmly looked at the puzzled Luo Longwen, and said confidently: "The crime of killing me is naturally there, but it is not something that the nerds of the Sanfa Division can think of. In this world, there are only two people who can kill me." "One is Lu Bing. He is dead. The other is Yang Bo. I have inquired about it. He just committed a crime not long ago, and now his power has fallen. He can no longer speak in front of the emperor, so there is nothing to fear." So Yan Shifan confidently made his final prophecy: "Let him start a prairie fire, and he will pour sea water!" My plan is foolproof, it will never fail, Lu Bing is dead, Yang Bo is dead, there is no rival in the world, and I am the only one who is talented in the world!Who can kill me? ! Xu Jianneng. When Xia Yan was killed more than ten years ago, he was just an unpolished vice-ministerial young man, and he was far behind in both political and political skills.But after years of bloody battles, he got used to and mastered all the rules and tricks.Today, he has the ability to participate in this death match. In fact, from the day Yan Shifan entered Beijing, his every move has been under the strict monitoring of Xu Jie. From spending time and drinking to spreading news, Xu Jie knows everything well. Unlike the officials of the Sanfa Department, after a short thought, He understood Yan Shifan's plan and his overall plan. This is a duel between the two most wise men during the Jiajing period, and the outcome depends on one action. This is the final test. After more than ten years of torture and practice, I have gone through the end of the mountain, and I have finally come to this step. The advantage is in my hands.In front of me, there is only one last enemy left. If I kill this person, no one in the world will be able to defeat me. Just as Yan Shifan expected, the Sanfa Department adopted the opinions of the roadside clubs in the streets and alleys, and put the crime of killing Yang Jisheng and Shen Lian on Yan Shifan's head. After finishing the draft, they sent the crimes to Xu Jie, the chief assistant of the cabinet, for review as usual. Xu Jie seemed to have been waiting for them for a long time. He took the manuscript, read it carefully, and then praised with a smile: "You have done a good job in this matter, with sharp words and clear charges." "But I have a question to ask you all," Xu Jie suddenly suppressed his smile, and said in a stern tone: "Do you want to kill Yan Shifan, or save him?" This is a question that insults IQ. Several judicial cadres blushed immediately and shouted: "That goes without saying, of course I want to kill him!" Looking at the excited comrades, Xu Jie laughed out loud: "Once this melody is delivered, Yan Shifan will definitely get away with it, and everyone will be busy for nothing." What is this?Everyone was stunned, staring at Xu Jie in a daze, waiting for his explanation. "You don't understand the mystery. Although there is public outrage about Yang Jisheng's matter, it must not be reported to the emperor. You must know that although Yang Jisheng was killed by Yan's father and son, the order to be beheaded was issued by the emperor." "The current emperor is the lord of Yingcha, and he never admits that he is wrong. If you put this accusation on him, don't you want to make the emperor look good? How can the emperor have any face when he is deceived by others? When the emperor gets angry, Yan Shifan will naturally acquitted." What Xu Jie said was right, Yan Shifan's wishful thinking was just like this. In order to realize his intention, he first let out the rumor that he was most afraid of the Yang Jisheng incident, and then induced the people from the Sanfa Department to accuse him of this crime. He knows his character very well, this man is too conceited, he believes that he is number one in the world, no one can fool him, and he never admits his mistakes. Now you have to tell him, brother, you are wrong. He killed Yang Jisheng with your hands, and you signed it. You are an idiot who took advantage of you. He will naturally get angry and deny your statement, so Comrade Yan Shifan can just borrow machine to get away. This trick is very vicious, the so-called dragging the emperor into the water is not something that ordinary people can think of and use. For example, Du Yuesheng, the number one old gangster in Shanghai, also used this trick. He was ordered to go to Shanghai to rectify the financial order and crack down on speculation. He worked in full swing and ended up on Du Yuesheng's head. Du Yuesheng didn't argue, and accepted the punishment obediently, but secretly ordered others to report Kong Xiangxi's son for profiteering, and brought the matter directly to Jiang Jingguo: If you don't deal with him, why should you deal with me? As a result, the vigorous Shanghai financial defense war ended hastily. The Jiang family and the Kong family are both family members. But Yan Shifan didn't have the luck of Du Yuesheng, because his opponent was Xu Jie, a person who could rival him. The nerds were dizzy, their heads hadn't come back to their senses, they just asked Xu Jie stupidly, if that's the case, then please come up with an idea, convict him, and we'll do it right away. However, Xu Jie's next move made them even more surprised. The unfathomable Chief Assistant just smiled, and took out a prepared memorial from his sleeve: "I've already written it, you just send it up." What's the matter?Can you still predict the future? With infinite admiration and reverence for Mr. Xu, the officials of the Sanfa Division opened the memorial, with murderous intent rushing towards them. To put it simply, Yan Shifan’s crimes are as follows. First, he and Luo Longwen are buddies, and Luo Longwen colluded with the Japanese pirates, and Yan Shifan also hooked up with the Japanese pirates. They gathered pirates and tried to communicate with foreign countries and escape to Japan. Secondly, he colluded with Jiangyang bandits, trained private armed forces, and conspired against others. In the end, he also occupied the land to build a house. According to the on-site investigation, this is a piece of land with a royal air, and Yan Shifan was so bold that he actually built a building on it. After reading this memorandum, even the nerds of the Sanfa Division have already concluded that Yan Shifan's ending is certain-death, because the two words that Jiajing most dislikes are "violate" and "tongwa". The officials of the judiciary took this fatal memorial and walked away tremblingly. Before leaving, they bid farewell to Mr. Xu with awe-inspiring eyes. Nothing ever happened. In the nearly 300-year history of the Ming Dynasty, this scene touched me deeply, and every time I think about it, I can't help feeling horrified.Because in this plain speech analysis, although there is no sword, light or sword, it contains a more terrifying wisdom. As the two most shrewd people in the world at that time, both Yan Shifan and Xu Jie keenly grasped the most critical element of this struggle - Jiajing.In fact, whether Yan Shifan will die or not, does not depend on whether he is guilty or not, let alone know the Japanese, even if he colludes with aliens, as long as Jiajing does not speak, Yan Shifan will not die. Here lies the crux of the problem. After so many years of dealing with each other, Yan Shifan knows Jiajing better than Jiajing. He knows that the emperor is a person who wants to save face, so he came up with this trick. Without exception, it should not be a problem to pass the test safely. Xu Jie. As long as you analyze the previous conversation, you can understand that Xu Jie's city can only be described in two words - horror. He cracked Yan Shifan's plan, wrote the memorial in advance, and convicted him. To do this, he must understand the following three points, all of which are indispensable: First of all, he is very aware of Jiajing's habits, knowing that he will not admit his mistakes even if he is beaten to death, so he understands what can be said and what cannot be said. Secondly, he knew what the idiots of the San Judicial Division were thinking and what charges they would convict. It is extremely difficult to grasp the psychology of the emperor and his officials, but we can be sure that Yan Shifan is also well aware of these two points, because his tricks are based on them. But the reason why Xu Jie was able to become the final winner was because he also mastered the most important third point - Yan Shifan's psychology. He not only knows what the emperor thinks, what the judge thinks, but also Yan Shifan's thoughts, and even the conspiracy methods he uses. Xu Jie's palms were spinning, and he was still helping to count the banknotes after being sold. However, Comrade Yan Shifan cannot be blamed for this, to paraphrase a movie line: It is not that the national army is incompetent, but that the Communist army is too cunning. Accurate speculation of people's hearts, precise prediction of things, and unfathomable scheming, this is the ultimate wisdom, in my opinion, it has surpassed the limit of human beings. In this secret battle, Yan Shifan lost, but he was not wronged, because he lost to someone who was smarter than him, and the real sad person was Jiajing. 这位天资聪慧，刚愎自用的皇帝，终于为他的自以为是付出了代价，一生都致力于耍心计，控制人心的他，最终却沦为了两个大臣的斗争工具，他的脾气和个性被两位大臣信手拈来，想用就用，想耍就耍。 就这样，木偶的操控者最终变成了木偶，也算是报应吧。 还要特别提醒大家一句，具体问题要具体分析，徐阶和严世蕃之所以能把皇帝捏着玩，归根结底还是因为嘉靖同志爱面子，要换了朱元璋，估计不但严世蕃活不成，连办案的那几个书呆子也跑不掉，大家携手并肩一起见阎王。所以千万不要乱用此招，教条主义害死人啊。 不出徐阶所料，奏疏送上去之后，嘉靖勃然大怒，当即下令复核之后，立斩严世蕃、罗龙文，真是比他儿子还听话。 和许多人想象中不同，明代的死刑制度是十分严格的，草菅人命，那是谣传，地方官是没有权利杀人的，死刑的复核权归属于中央，确切地说，是皇帝。 每次处决名单送上来，皇帝大人都会亲自批阅，也不是全杀，看谁不顺眼，就在上面划个勾，这人就算没了，等到秋决之时砍头了事，这才能死。要是这次没轮上，那还得委屈您在牢里再蹲一年，明年还有机会。 而按照严世蕃的情况，最多也就是个秋决，可是在徐阶同志的大力帮助下，嘉靖极为少有地做了特别关照——立斩。 死到临头的严世蕃，却依然被蒙在鼓里，他毫不知情，还在自鸣得意地对着罗龙文吹牛： “外面有很多人想杀我，为杨继盛报仇，你知道不？” 罗龙文已经不起折腾了，他毕竟心里没底，看着眼前的这个二百五，气不打一处来，又不好翻脸，只好保持沉默。 似乎是觉得玩笑开过头了，严世蕃这才恢复常态，拍着罗小弟的肩膀，给他打了保票： “你就放心喝酒吧，不出十天，我们就能回家了，说不定我父亲还能复起（别有恩命未可知），到时再收拾徐阶、林润，报此一箭之仇！” 罗龙文这才高兴起来，但说到具体问题，严世蕃却又只字不吐，看来他十分喜欢这种逗人玩的游戏。 严世蕃同志，既然喜欢玩，那就接着玩吧，趁你还玩得动。 很快，满怀希望的严世蕃等到了他企盼已久的结果——大批锦衣卫和立斩的好消息。 正是所谓希望越大，失望越大，好吃好住好玩的严世蕃突闻噩耗，当即晕倒在地，经泼凉水抢救成功后，虽然神智恢复了清醒，却留下了后遗症——不停打哆嗦。一直哆嗦到严老爹派人来看他，让他写遗书，他都写不出一个字。 罗龙文自不必说，相信老大哥这么久，最终还是被忽悠了，怎一个惨字了得，整日抱头痛哭，早知如此，还不如当年死在抗倭战场上，好歹还能追认个名份。 嘉靖四十四年（1565）三月辛酉，严世蕃和罗龙文被验明正身，押赴刑场，执行斩决。 这位才学出众，聪慧过人，却又无恶不作，残忍狠毒的天才就此结束了他罪恶的一生。 恶贯至此，终于满盈。 在严世蕃被处决的那一天，京城民众们奔走相告，纷纷前往刑场观刑，并随身携带酒水、饮料、副食品等，欢声笑语，边吃边看，胜似郊游。 人缘坏到这个份上，倒也真是难得了。 也就在这一天，一位在京城就读的太学生不顾一切地挤进人群之中，占据了最佳的观刑地点，他的手中还高举着一块布帛，上面只有七个醒目的大字——锦衣卫经历沈链。 在亲眼目睹严世蕃的头颅被砍下之后，他痛哭失声，对天大呼： “沈公，你终于可以瞑目了！” 言罢，他一路嚎哭而去，十几年前，当沈链因为弹劾严嵩被贬到保安时，曾不计报酬，免费教当地的贫困学生读书写字，直到他被严嵩父子害死为止，而这个人，正是当年那些穷苦孩子中的一员。 为了这一天的到来，他已经等待了太久，而他终究看到了公道。 徐阶终于实现了他的正义，用他自己的方式，不是礼仪廉耻，不是道德说教，而是阴谋诡计，权术厚黑。 严世蕃死得冤不冤？冤，实在是冤。 罗龙文勾结倭寇，不过是想混口饭吃，他又不是汪直，凭他那点出息，就算要找内通的汉奸，也找不到他的头上。 严世蕃就更别说了，这位仁兄贪了那么多年，家里有的是钱，当年的日本从上到下，那是一穷二白（不穷谁出来当倭寇），严财主在家盖别墅吃香喝辣不亦乐乎，干汉奸？别逗了，当天皇老子都不干。 至于占据有王气的土地，那就真没个准了，当年没有土地法，凭严世蕃的身份，随意占块地是小意思，但你硬要说这块地有王气，那谁也没辙。关于这个问题，当时徐阶曾信誓旦旦地表示，他曾派人实地勘察，确系王气无疑。 可这事儿哪有个谱，又没有权威认证机构，但徐大人当政，他说有那就算有吧。 唯一确有实据的，是纠集亡命之徒，收买江洋大盗，但严世蕃同志本就不读书，是个彻头彻尾的混混，平时打交道的也多是流氓地痞，发展个把黑社会组织，那是他的本分，况且他似乎也还没干出什么惊天大案，图谋犯上更不靠谱。 所以结论是：严世蕃是被冤杀的。 so what? 杨继盛、沈链、还有那些被严党所害的人，哪一个不冤枉？还是那句老话：对付流氓，要用流氓的方法。 关于这个问题，我将再次引用无厘头的周星驰先生在他的《九品芝麻官》里，说出的那句比无数所谓正直人士、道学先生更有水平的台词： “贪官奸，清官要比贪官更奸！” 我想，这正是最为合适的注解。 事情的发展证实，徐阶对严党的判断完全正确，严世蕃一死，严党立刻作鸟兽散，纷纷改换门庭，希望能躲过一劫。但徐阶并不是一个慈悲为怀的人，在短短一个多月时间里，他就连续罢免调离了二十多名严党成员，可谓是雷厉风行，把持朝政十余年的第一奸党就此被连根拔起。 但这件事尚未结束，还剩下最后一位老朋友，需要我们去料理。 严嵩的家终于被抄了，事实证明，他这么多年来，虽说国家大事没怎么管，捞钱却是不遗余力，据统计，从他家抄出了黄金三万余两，白银三百万两，名人书画奇珍异宝不计其数，光抄家就抄了一个多月，连抄家的财物清单都被整理成书，后来还公开刊印出版，取名《天水冰山录》，成为了清代的畅销书。 严嵩至此才彻底绝望，儿子死了，爪牙散了，嘉靖也不管了，他终于走到了人生的末路，而面对着忙碌的抄家工作人员，这位仁兄在沮丧之余，竟然又提出了一个要求。 严嵩表示，因为家里的仆人多，所以希望能够留点钱给自己，作遣散费发放。 看着这个一脸可怜的老头，抄家官员于心不忍，便把这个要求上报给了徐阶，建议满足他的要求。 徐阶想了一下，便一字一句地说出了他的回答： “我记得，杨继盛的家里没有仆人。” 现在是祈求慈悲的时候了吧，那么夏言被杀之时，慈悲在哪里？杨继盛、沈链被杀之时，慈悲在哪里？不出一兵一卒，任由蒙古骑兵在城外烧杀抢掠，无恶不作之时，慈悲又去了什么地方？ ! 严嵩就此净身出户，孤身一人回到了老家，这里曾是他成功的起点，现在又成为了失败的终点。所谓兴衰荣辱，不过一念之间。 胜利再次到来，而这一次，是如假包换、童叟无欺的胜利，没有续集。 十几年的潜心修炼，十几年的忍耐，在愤怒与仇恨，诡计与公道中挣扎求生的徐阶赢了，从奸党满朝到一网打尽，他凭借自己的毅力和智慧，逐渐扳回了劣势，并将其引向了这个最后的结局，一切的一切都如同预先排演一般，逐一兑现。 除了一个例外。 在此前的十几年中，徐阶曾无数次在心中彩排：反击成功后，应该如何把严嵩千刀万剐，但当这一天真的到来时，他却改变了之前的打算。 看着黯然离去的严嵩，徐阶的心中萌发了新的想法，不要杀他，也不能杀他。 自嘉靖初年得罪张璁被贬时起，三十多年来，徐阶从一个刚正不屈、直言上谏的愤青，变成了圆滑出世，工于心计的政治家，但在他的个性特点中，有一点却从未变过——有仇必报。 十几年来，他对严嵩的仇恨已经深入骨髓，现在是报仇的时候了，面对这个罪行累累的敌人，他决心用另一种方式讨还血债，一种更为残忍的方式。 罢官抄家，妻死子亡，但这还不够，还远远不足以补偿那些被你陷害、残杀，以致家破人亡的无辜者。 我不会杀你，虽然这很容易，我要你眼睁睁地看着身边的亲人一个个地死去，就如同当年杨继盛的妻子那样，我要你亲眼看着你曾经得到的所有一切，在你眼前不断地消失，而你却无能为力。 继续活下去，活着受苦，严嵩，这是你应得的。 嘉靖四十四年（1565）四月，严嵩被剥夺全部财产，赶回老家，没有人理会他，于是这位原先的朝廷首辅转行当了乞丐，靠沿街乞讨维持生计，受尽白眼，两年后于荒野中悲惨死去，年八十八。 正义终于得以伸张，以徐阶的方式。