Chapter 464 Mr. Xiaoge’s enemies
The East Building of the Capital.
King Yu was scolded by Du Men for thinking about his faults, and Yan Shifan was overjoyed.
Today, all his confidants are gathered here. Zhao Wenhua and Yan Maoqing are sitting on the left and right, and the rest of the people are also seated according to their respective positions in the strict party camp.
Yan Shifan happily greeted Yan Kuan directly and asked the maids in other courtyards to serve tea to Zhao Wenhua, Yan Maoqing and others. This tea is also the most popular lemon tea in the capital today. Very comfortable and exciting.
This tea is also a new product of Yirantang, and the lemons are also collected from Guangdong, Fujian and other places. The locals also have many names for this sour and cramping fruit, such as "lemon fruit", "foreign lemon", "mother fruit", "mother child", etc. Li Shizhen has studied the medicinal value of this thing. Later, it was said that it had the functions of producing body fluids, quenching thirst, and dispelling heat.
Of course, these effects do not seem to be very tempting to high-ranking officials like Yan Shifan. After all, there are countless other fruits and medicinal materials with the same medicinal properties, and there are not many that are more expensive than this thing.
However, after Yirantang launched this new tea, it still attracted countless attention and enthusiasm once it was launched, because its price is so affordable.
A bottle of ordinary lemon tea only costs 88 renminbi, while the one with better packaging and more distinctive taste costs 188 renminbi. However, this price is still too cheap for Yan Shifan and others.
Therefore, under the guidance of Zhu Zaijing, this lemon tea also launched a high-end version of ginseng lemon tea. With ginseng as a gimmick, the price of this high-end lemon tea soared to anywhere from 20 taels to 50 taels of silver.
The reason why there is a price difference of 2 to 5 taels is not because of the scalpers outside who are hoarding goods, but because of the age of the ginseng. A bottle of ginseng lemon tea can be sold for 5 taels. It is said that there are 5 taels of ginseng in it. Rare old wild ginseng aged ten years.
Such a treasure was a rare good thing for the Ming Dynasty. After all, there are not many places where ginseng can grow in the Ming Dynasty, and these places are either very dangerous or in remote places. land.
Therefore, even if the wealthy businessmen of the Ming Dynasty had strong financial resources, they might not be able to taste an old ginseng soup that was more than fifty years old every day.
But now with this bottle of high-end ginseng lemon tea, they can spend relatively little money and taste the moisture of fifty-year-old ginseng every day.
Moreover, according to the latest research from Li Shizhen's Medical College and Taiyuan Hospital, they believe that lemon can prevent cardiovascular disease, and can also delay aging and inhibit pigmentation.
Although the term "pigmentation" is rather mysterious, its explanation is concise and concise, and it can directly touch the heart of those who love beauty. After all, no one wants to have skin color changes on their face or body caused by aging. And confused, whether they are men or women, they all want to have a youthful and healthy body.
Therefore, many ladies from wealthy families are flocking to it now. As the group of people who are most worried about aging and fading beauty, they are also the main consumers of lemon tea.
In the end, Yan Shifan and his group were attracted by the word "anti-aging" in this long explanation. Although they were not as obsessed with cultivating immortality as Emperor Jiajing, no one wanted to die early, so this kind of high-grade ginseng Lemon tea has naturally become a favorite of this group of people.
And before that, the warriors who had the conditions to directly buy fresh lemon fruits were even cruel enough to eat the lemon fruits directly. However, after trying it, they were all sour and put on twisted masks, and in the end they could only I can give up the idea of eating lemon fruit directly to delay aging and inhibit pigmentation.
Yan Shifan pulled out the cork on the lemon tea and took a big sip. Yan Kuan on the side saw this and immediately said worriedly: "Master, Dr. Li told you to eat less in the future. Sweets.”
Yan Shifan said displeased: "It's not that I haven't eaten, I'm drinking now. Doctor Li didn't forbid me from drinking, right?"
Yan Kuan felt embarrassed when he heard Yan Shifan's words. As Yan Shifan's caring servant, he was most concerned about Yan Shifan's health.
Originally Yan Shifan was unwilling to seek medical treatment from Li Shizhen of the Medical College, but in the end it was only after Yan Kuan's pleading that he agreed to let Li Shizhen help him see a doctor.
Li Shizhen originally didn't want to help Yan Shifan see a doctor, but Zhu Zaijing knew about it and said, "Doctors have a parental heart. Although Yan Shifan was arrogant and did many bad things with the power of the Yan Party, it is undeniable that he also Did some serious things.”
So Li Shizhen finally went to Yan Shifan's house to see Yan Shifan and prescribed a prescription, and told Yan Shifan not to eat any sweets in the future.
But it is Yan Shifan's nature to eat sweets, how can he endure it?
So now, although he reluctantly gave up Yirantang, he finally fell in love with lemon tea. This sour and sweet taste also made Yan Shifan like it very much.
As a result, now whenever Yan Shifan, Zhao Wenhua, Yan Maoqing and other confidants meet with the backbones of the Yan Party, he can't wait to ask Yan Kuan to serve lemon tea to entertain the guests instead of using the original traditional tea.
When Zhao Wenhua, Yan Maoqing and others saw Yan Shifan's new hobby, they didn't have any objections, nor did they think Yan Shifan's behavior was ungraceful. They happily followed the guests and drank the lemons that Yan Shifan asked the maids to serve. Tea.
After the taste of this bite subsided, Yan Shifan also put the lemon tea in his hand aside and continued to say happily: "Prince Yu was scolded by the emperor to think about his mistakes in the palace. Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me. We must seize it." Seize this opportunity and build momentum for King Jing.”
Zhao Wenhua, Yan Maoqing and other key members of the Yan Party all showed expressions of approval when they heard Yan Shifan's words. They were completely bound to the Yan family.
If the Yan family has it easy, so will they. If the Yan family loses power, they will not escape the fate of being liquidated.
And even if you are lucky enough to escape, all hope for the future will be cut off. After all, there are quite a few people on Qingliu's side who want to replace them. Even if they give up all their positions and benefits, Qingliu's gang won't be able to divide the spoils among themselves.
Therefore, for the sake of his current official position and his future hopes, everyone present can only follow Yan Shifan and support King Jing as his heir without any thought. Once this is done, it will be a great joy for the whole world to celebrate! Zhao Wenhua looked at the proud Yan Shifan and said happily: "Donglou, you have done a great job in building the Longevity Palace for His Majesty this time. Now that His Majesty has rewarded you with the honor of being on duty alone in Xiyuan, the next step is to officially join the cabinet!"
"You must know that since the Yingzong Dynasty, only the Imperial Academy has entered the cabinet. If you, Donglou, can break this unspoken rule, it must be a great and gratifying thing!"
As soon as Zhao Wenhua finished speaking, all the backbone members of the Yan Party all echoed "Yes, yes," as if Yan Shifan was really going to join the cabinet soon.
Yan Shifan also laughed happily after hearing Zhao Wenhua's words.
Yan Shifan chuckled and said: "Being in the cabinet or not is not my pursuit. Anyway, I have been in the cabinet for more than ten years. I know better than anyone what is going on in the cabinet."
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"Although Xu Jie is now the so-called second assistant, he still has to be polite in front of me. He doesn't dare to say a big word. He has to ask for my opinion on many things before he can do it."
"So, it makes no difference to me whether I join the cabinet or not. Now I just want to do a good job for the court and knock down those corrupt elements who try to destroy the unity of the court."
Everyone laughed when they heard Yan Shifan's words, as if they were really the righteous party at this moment.
Yan Shifan continued: "That tall fool's position is very important now. According to the agreement they made, he should step down as chairman of the Ming Dynasty Fed in more than half a year."
"Jing Qing, I think you are very suitable to take over this important position. After a while, I will talk to the shareholders of Jiangxi Bank and recommend you as the president of Jiangxi Bank. Then I will find a few other directors of the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve Bank who we trust. Give you a push and try to control the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve.”
When Yan Maoqing heard Yan Shifan's words, he almost shed tears of excitement. Originally, he thought that his next promotion would be very difficult. He was also thinking about whether to take the path of Nanjing and become a full-time official in Nanjing's six ministers. , to solve the problem of the treatment of the first and second products.
Unexpectedly, Yan Shifan now actually wants to let him succeed Gao Gong as the next chairman of the Ming Dynasty Fed. Although according to the current rank sequence, the concurrent position held by the chairman of the Ming Dynasty Fed is also the third-grade minister of household affairs, but this minister of household affairs is the minister of household affairs. The Caotou King cannot be controlled by the ministers, and in some important court meetings, the chairman of the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve can also attend as a non-voting representative among the six ministers.
Therefore, judging from the official circles on the scene, no one would regard the chairman of the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve as an ordinary institution. Even if it goes further, the future chairman of the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve may also hold the title of Minister of Household Affairs, and The official Minister of Household Affairs is on an equal footing.
Yan Maoqing stood up excitedly and bowed, "I'd like to thank Xiao Ge for his cultivation!"
Yan Shifan chuckled and said: "I will handle this matter. If you continue to go to Prince Jing's mansion, there is another question. Now that Prince Yu has been punished and thought about his mistakes, Hu Zongxian has also been removed from the post of governor of Zhejiang. This shows that the emperor is now dissatisfied with the Wang Zhi case handled by King Yu and Hu Zongxian.”
"Now you have to strike while the iron is hot and have a good talk with Wang Bengu. You can't let this old boy back down. You have to let him continue to work hard. I will try to get Wang Zhi's charges confirmed and hang his head on the city wall. On!”
Yan Maoqing immediately patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, Mr. Xiao Ge, Wang Ben is nothing more than an ordinary person. The reason why he made unscrupulous suggestions in Hangzhou to undermine Hu Zongxian's Zhao'an plan was just to grab credit and to show off. My so-called moral integrity.”
"Now that things have developed to this point, he definitely has no room for maneuver. The people on Xu Jie's side must also hate him to the core, so the subordinates must be able to persuade him to continue to resist his advice and become a We have a sharp knife to deal with Xu Jie and others!”
Yan Shifan also laughed happily after listening to Yan Maoqing's words, "Hahaha, not bad, not bad. This old boy Wang Bengu is too selfish. He always wants to invite names for himself and has no overall perspective. Otherwise, this This time we failed to seize such a good opportunity. He was able to trap Wang Zhi, who had been persuaded by Hu Zongxian to surrender to Zhao'an, which shows that Wang Bengu was not willing to just be an inactive patrol officer. "
"Go and give him some encouragement, describe his act of trapping Wang Zhi as extremely righteous, and let him continue to maintain this sense of justice in which he is addicted to narcissism."
"Although such people are not very good, if they can be used properly, the response they can cause will be like a huge wave, so that the emperor has to compromise with their ideas."
After Zhao Wenhua, Yan Maoqing and others heard this, they all laughed together. They didn't know if they were laughing at Wang Bengu, a person who seeks fame and reputation, as a fool who seeks fame, or if they were happy that what happened next would be as planned. The trend develops in their imagination.
After everyone finished laughing, they immediately moved on to the next topic.
Yan Shifan said: "Now the core figures around King Yu, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, as well as Li Chunfang and others, are still unscathed. Now we must also use this opportunity to collect their faults and try to deal with them when we deal with Wang Zhi." Take them all down!”
"By the way, there is still damn Hai Rui, and he cannot be let go. We have wanted to do something in Shanxi these years, but this little black guy actually stared at us like a burglar, as if we are not sincerely waiting for Shanxi. Contribution to post-earthquake reconstruction? ”
"His character of being a partisan and opposed to dissenters is no different from that of Wang Bengu, a person who sells his name and sells his integrity. It's just that he was lucky enough to fall into the lap of King Yu. Otherwise, before the special zone was established in the capital, I would have Let him know that the Ming Dynasty still has royal laws!”
Yan Shifan was also very angry when he talked about Hai Rui. He still remembered the story of how he dealt with Wang Youzhao. Otherwise, if Hai Rui had tricked him, would Luo Longwen have to go into exile at sea?
Although Luo Longwen now plays a more important role at sea than before, Yan Shifan still can't swallow the breath he had at the beginning. When he thinks that he was treated like a fool by Hai Rui and mistook a dead sheep for a migrant worker who froze to death, He felt very angry.
Since King Yu has lost power this time, it is naturally time for Yan Shifan to take revenge and complain.
Therefore, Hai Rui will definitely be his main target this time!
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