Rise From the Humble

Yan Shifan seemed to become the protagonist at the wine table, while Zhu Ping'an was reduced to a supporting role. From time to time, several people from the Hanlin Academy came to toast Yan Shifan and drink freely. Yan Shifan also welcomed all comers, and the atmosphere at the wine table gradually became better.

"I'm telling you, Zihou, the Holy Emperor has issued an edict to approve the memorial of Mr. Dong, the censor of Zhejiang, requesting for the easing of the sea ban. The sea ban is temporarily relaxed. The Municipal Shipping Department is already making preparations, and official ships can sail along the coast."

When Yan Shifan was tipsy, he told Zhu Ping'an such news.

Zhu Ping'an was a little surprised by this. In his impression, although the sea ban was somewhat repeated during the Jiajing period, he never heard that it was wide enough to allow people to go to sea. However, if you want to use official ships, it is understandable.

The official ship was open to navigation. Judging from Yan Shifan's proud look, he probably turned it into official smuggling.

However, Yan Shifan will definitely be disappointed in the future. Emperor Jiajing's sea ban policy is always repeated, especially when Japanese pirates have been raging along the southeast coast recently. It is estimated that this slightly relaxed sea ban policy can only be maintained for a short period of time.

Unless the Japanese pirates are eliminated, the sea ban cannot be relaxed!

However, Zhu Ping'an knew these things in his heart and didn't say anything about it. Now Yan Shifan is just thinking about making profits, so why pour cold water on him. Besides, no matter what Yan Shifan’s starting point is, it’s always great to have someone set their sights on going overseas.

The mutton served by the proprietress does taste good, especially the fish and mutton dish, which is even more delicious, but the only drawback is that it is a bit expensive.

When Zhu Ping'an went out to check out between meals, he basically spent all the money he had in his pocket, and after paying the bill, he basically had less than ten cents left. After settling the bill, Zhu Pingan told the shopkeeper in advance that if he added more wine or food later, it would be temporarily recorded in the account, and Zhu Pingan would come back to pay back the money tomorrow.

No wonder many officials in the Ming Dynasty were corrupt. The salary they received was really not enough to socialize, let alone support a large family.

It's almost time to think about how to make money. If this continues, you will have to drink the northwest wind. Zhu Pingan touched the empty money bag and returned to the dinner table with a wry smile.

Really, if you want to be an official, you have to make money first.

After Zhu Pingan returned to the dinner table, our Young Master Yan was already eighty percent drunk. Yan Shifan boasted to everyone at the dinner table about the great achievements of the imperial daughter Yanliuxiang. He was extremely courageous and really arrogant. He doesn't care about being known.

In other words, if Yan Shifan were in modern times, thinking about the Lao Bi incident, he would probably not dare to be so arrogant even if he was killed.

It was dark outside, and it was almost impossible to see even one's fingertips at this moment, but Mr. Yan was in high spirits, and no one dared to show any intention of leaving.

While everyone was drinking heavily, a waiter came in from outside and came to see Yan Shifan anxiously, with an anxious look on his face as if his buttocks were on fire.

"Why are you so anxious?" Yan Shifan burped and asked with his tongue hanging out.

"Young Master, Young Master, the Prime Minister sent a note from the palace, urging you to answer it quickly." The boy said as he handed the small note in his hand to Yan Shifan.

Well

Seeing the boy handing the note to Yan Shifan, combined with what the boy said about the note passed by the Prime Minister from the palace, Zhu Ping'an thought of an interesting story recorded in the wild history:

It is said that once Yan Song and other cabinet ministers were working the night shift in the duty room of Xiyuan. They received a note from Emperor Jiajing. The note asked Yan Song and other cabinet ministers to deal with a major current situation. The people on duty discussed for a while, and then each person drafted a handling opinion. After several cabinet ministers finished writing, they revised it several times, but they all felt that the opinions written were not in place and did not dare to submit it to Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing sent a young eunuch to urge him several times, but there was no other way. Yan Song and others had to revise their opinions again and again, and then handed them over to the young eunuch.

"Your Majesty is dissatisfied. I would like to ask you to re-vote." Soon the young eunuch came back, expressed Emperor Jiajing's dissatisfaction, and returned the proposal.

Emperor Jiajing's dissatisfaction with the draft opinions could be seen from the alterations one after another. Yan Song and others were so frightened that they had to consider the voting plan again. However, this time they thought about it again and again, but they still didn't know how to vote and had no clue.

"Pavilion elders, please hurry up. Your Majesty is waiting, and his face is angry." The little eunuch was anxious.

The young eunuch came to urge him several times, but Yan Song and others had learned the lessons of Jiajing's dissatisfaction last time, and they did not understand what Emperor Jiajing meant. Yan Song and others were embarrassed and never dared to submit to Emperor Jiajing.

At this time, Yan Shifan happened to come to Xiyuan to deliver medicine to Yan Song on his mother's order. This was also the favor of Emperor Jiajing. Yan Song was ill at that time, so Emperor Jiajing granted Yan Song and his son the permission to come to the palace to deliver medicine to Yan Song. Cure.

Yan Shifan saw his father and several ministers in the duty room looking as frightened as headless chickens, and couldn't help but curiously asked what happened.

"Haha, this is easy to hear."

When Yan Shifan read the small note sent by Emperor Jiajing and Emperor Jiajing's reply to the revised voting opinions, he couldn't help but chuckle, and then without any explanation, he quickly wrote a draft opinion.

With the flow of clouds and water, Yan Shifan finished writing the draft opinions in just a few minutes and threw the pen on the table.

"Donglou, why are you causing such trouble?"

Yan Song couldn't help but complain when he saw Yan Shifan being so aggressive. Several other cabinet ministers also expressed dissatisfaction with this. A child with a yellow mouth, how can you be so arrogant?

After Yan Song complained, he took the ticket draft written by Yan Shifan in his hand and read it again. Somewhat unexpectedly, the angle written by Yan Shifan was something they had not expected, and it was somewhat new. After Yan Song read it, he passed it to several other cabinet ministers to also read it.

"The Holy One is too slow and angry, so I want the elders to report back immediately." At this moment, another young eunuch came to urge him according to Emperor Jiajing's order.

Immediate reporting means reporting to Emperor Jiajing right away without delaying even a second. It was too late to write any more now, so in desperation, I had to send the ticket draft written by Yan Shifan to deal with the errands first.

However, after submitting the proposal, Yan Song and others regretted it and felt that it was too rash to submit Yan Shifan's proposal.

However, what surprised them was that Emperor Jiajing's reply came quickly.

"I'm very relieved, I'm going to play."

After this incident, Yan Song and others were really convinced by Yan Shifan. In the future, if Emperor Jiajing had any problems or problems, and Yan Song and other ministers could not answer them, they would pass a note out of the palace and ask Yan Shifan to answer. Where is Yan Shifan? Every time, the problem was solved successfully and smoothly, and every time he was praised by Emperor Jiajing.

"No worries!"

As a result, a routine was formed. Whenever there were any difficult questions from Emperor Jiajing, Yan Song would always comfort everyone, and then write the questions asked by Emperor Jiajing on a piece of paper, and let people pass through the crack in the door of Xiyuan Palace. When word got out, Pegasus was given to Yan Shifan, asking Shifan to answer immediately.

This is why the government and the public call Yan Song the "Great Prime Minister" and Yan Shifan the "Little Prime Minister".

It is estimated that the young man came to Yan Shifan for the same reason this time.