In the Forbidden City, in the Imperial Study Room, Jiajing held a memorial in his hand and stared blankly at the front, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Is Yang Cong actually corrupt?

Yang Cong actually embezzled hundreds of thousands of taels of dirty silver!

He really didn't want to believe this.

However, the memorials of corrupt officials in Guangxi were placed in front of him, forcing him to carefully consider this issue.

Hundreds of thousands of taels, this is not a small amount.

Are these people being instructed to falsely accuse Yang Cong?

Not necessarily, really not necessarily, because Xia Yan and Yan Song performed quite "fairly" in this matter, did not "favor" these corrupt officials in Guangxi, nor did they deliberately slander Yang Cong.

In the court, who else dares to be unfavorable to Yang Cong except Xia Yan and Yan Song?

Obviously, no, except Xia Yan and Yan Song, no one has the courage to do so.

Yan Song's pain last time still lingered in his mind. He really did not "favor" any party in this matter. Even if his son-in-law made a mistake, Yan Song did not favor him.

He also remembered the tickets written by Xia Yan last time quite clearly. Just like this time, he was "sent to the Censorate of the Censorate to inspect Guangxi and investigate the whole story."

In the two things, or the two cases involving corruption in Guangxi, Xia Yan's votes were exactly the same, and he didn't even change a word. Isn't this fair?

Jiajing is really a little confused. Should I check it or not?

He really doesn't want to investigate Yang Cong, and he doesn't want to investigate whether it is for public or private purposes.

As a minister, Yang Cong has made many great achievements in Guangxi in the past two years, but he has not yet rewarded others. When he goes to investigate others, wouldn’t it seem that he was deliberately punishing Yang Cong? It’s too much to do this?

For personal gain, Yang Cong is Lu Ling'er's husband, and Lu Ling'er is his favorite little girl. What would she think when she checked her husband?

However, this matter involves hundreds of thousands of taels of dirty silver. How could he not investigate?

It is really difficult for Jiajing to make a decision. What should I do at this time?

This situation is not difficult to solve. When an emperor cannot make a decision, he will naturally attract trusted officials from the court to ask for advice. This is the case for emperors of all dynasties, and even more so for emperors of all dynasties in the Ming Dynasty.

So, who should I ask for advice?

Xia Yan?

Forget it, I have written all the tickets. If you ask someone again, wouldn’t you take off your pants and fart? This is a waste of time!

It seems that he can only ask Yan Song. He did not plan to ask the important officials of the Yangming lineage because Xia Yan and Yan Song were both more "fair" in this matter, while the officials of the Yangming lineage were somewhat inclined to punish Yan Song's son-in-law to death.

These days, officials from the Yangming lineage reported to impeach Yan Song, saying that Yan Song was using his own private goods and ordered someone to let his son-in-law go.

Just kidding, is it okay for other people’s son-in-law to be dismissed from office and removed from office? Isn’t this considered punishment?

If Yan Song's son-in-law was really sentenced to death, he wouldn't have someone killed him. No matter what, it depends on Yan Song's face. Let him let him go.

He thought this result was already very good, but the Yangming lineage was a little unyielding in this matter, which made him very disgusted. Therefore, he would only ask Yan Song and Xia Yan for this matter. As for the Yangming lineage, let it go.

When Yan Song heard that Jiajing was summoned, his old face smiled like a chrysanthemum. Of course he knew why Jiajing was looking for him. This time, Yang Cong might be, hehe.

Although he was happy inside, he did not show any of it on the surface. This was a good opportunity. Whether Yang Cong could be defeated depends on this.

He pretended to be sad, slowly walked into the imperial study room, respectfully performed the rituals of the king and the ministers, and then stood there and stopped moving. His appearance was indescribable loneliness.

I have to say that his acting skills are really great. When Jiajing saw his appearance, he forgot all the important things and asked involuntarily: "Weizhong, what's wrong with you?"

Yan Song pretended to be sad and said, "The emperor forgives the crime. The empress is troubled by family affairs, has lost her composure and has lost her composure."

Jiajing said curiously: "What happened to your family?"

Yan Song pretended to hesitate for a moment, then sighed: "Oh, it's not because of the unscrupulous son-in-law of Wei, he was arrested, sentenced, and dismissed from office and removed from office. However, Weih's daughter cried all day long because of this matter. Weih's wife also complained to Weih's minister, saying that Weih's minister would not take action to save his son-in-law. Alas, the country has national laws and family rules. How can I take action on this matter?"

When Jiajing heard this, his face turned red. He was still thinking about what he was doing for public or private matters just now. Look at Yan Song, he had no selfishness at all!

He couldn't help but nodded and praised, "Well, Weizhong, you did the right thing. As for Yuan Yingshu, he must be severely punished this time. He can't stay in this officialdom anymore. As for the fame of Jinshi, it doesn't matter. It's only a while before this matter is over, you can restore his fame and fortune."

Yan Song just wanted to pretend to be pitiful, but he didn't expect that this would be effective. This was an unexpected gain.

He quickly bowed and said, "Thank you for your grace, the emperor."

Jiajing nodded slightly, then sighed: "You should know that those corrupt officials in Guangxi who were dismissed joined forces to impeach Yang Cong for embezzlement of their dirty silver. Do you think this is true?"

Yan Song pretended to be selfless and said solemnly: "The Chief Auxiliary also asked the Wei minister about this matter. He didn't have much to say because his unscrupulous son-in-law was involved. If the emperor insisted on the Wei minister, he could only say that the pure one would be clear, and the turbid one would be turbid."

The clear one is clear, and the turbid one is turbid!

Yes, did Yang Cong embezzle the dirty silver and find out after checking it? Why did he hesitate about it? Even if he wanted to favor personal gain, he could wait until it was found out before favoring personal gain.

Upon hearing this, Jiajing couldn't help but nodded slightly and said, "Well, you are right, so let the Censorate send the censor to Guangxi for inspection and investigate the matter first."

Yan Song won’t be polite this time. If he sends a censor, he has to send his own confidant. If Zhang Yue’s confidant goes there, what good results can be found!

He pretended to be embarrassed: "Your Majesty, I have something to say if I don't know whether to say it."

Jiajing said without hesitation: "Say, I asked you to come here just to give me some advice, what's the point of not saying it?"

After hearing this, Yan Song "collected the courage" and said, "Emperor, Zhang Yue, the left censor of the Censorate, is Yang Cong's father-in-law. Although he is as fair as a minister and will not take action to protect his son-in-law, he is not allowed to do whatever he wants without regard for his face."

He was saying that Zhang Yue was likely to be favored, but he seemed to be exaggerating Yue Da’s selflessness.

Jiajing nodded slowly and said, "Well, I've neglected this, so who do you think you should send?"

Yan Song said carefully: "There is no problem to send the censor of the Censorate. The problem is that this person must be fair."

This is very obvious. You cannot send Zhang Yue's people, nor can you send Yangming's people, you can only send him Yan Song's party.

Of course Jiajing understood, so he simply asked, "Who do you think is suitable to send?"

Yan Song said shamelessly: "The Censor Lu Kai is fair and honest, and is the most suitable candidate."

The fairness and integrity of the Censor Lu Kaibi?

Bullshit!

He is Yan Song's minions, can he be fair?

As for Lian Ming, that's even more nonsense. Yan Song has few people who are not greedy.
Chapter completed!