Chapter 537 Loyal Minister Yan
Wenyuan Pavilion.

As a secretary in the Imperial Edict Office, in addition to working in the Imperial Edict Office at Huiji Gate, he spent most of his time in Wenyuan Pavilion, assisting cabinet ministers in handling related affairs.

Su Yu was one of the many secretaries in the Imperial Edict-Drafting Office, and was also one of the many officials who worked in the cabinet on a daily basis.

today.

Just like usual, Su Yu went to the palace early to work.

First, he went to the Imperial Edict-Drafting Room to draft the imperial edicts and decrees issued recently in response to the new emperor's ascension to the throne. Then he took the drafted documents to the Cabinet Office.

When he walked into the cabinet, Gao Gong and others were naturally already discussing state affairs with the new emperor in the Wenhua Hall.

Put away the documents you brought.

Su Yu took the initiative to clean the cabinet classroom.

Seeing young people taking action, several colleagues were happy to have some free time.

From ancient times to the present, the old people in the yamen have always liked young people.

Su Yu didn't feel that doing these cleaning tasks was too tiring; instead, he enjoyed it.

Like every day in the past, Su Yu began to sort out the messy documents on the desks of the elders.

finally.

Su Yu stopped in front of the desk belonging to Li Chunfang.

Among the many official documents spread out on Li Chunfang's desk, there was a list of the latest discussions on new cabinet members.

on it.

The name of Yan Shifan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, was also prominently listed.

Su Yu just took a glance and raised his eyebrows.

He quickly raised his head and looked around, only to hear the voices of his colleagues coming from outside the classroom.

Su Yu kept working, cleaning up Li Chunfang's desk.

Then he tidied the Prime Minister's desk carefully.

He took nothing from the room.

He just walked out of the classroom with a rag for wiping the table.

Several colleagues were drinking tea outside. When they saw Su Yu coming out, they smiled and said, "Xiao Su, are you done with your work? Come and have a cup of tea with us."

If it were placed in the past.

Su Yu would definitely go there happily and chat with these old seniors who work in the cabinet, but today he took out a memorial from his sleeve instead.

"I also need to go to the Ministry of Justice to report on the matter of the general amnesty that will be decided upon after Your Majesty ascends the throne."

When a new king ascends the throne, he will always grant amnesty to the entire country.

But amnesty does not mean just releasing everyone. There is a whole set of complicated procedures involved.

The three courts and local governments needed to re-examine the prisoners in prison and discuss who should be pardoned and who should not be pardoned.

Su Yu smiled and said, "I'll drink this tea when I come back."

The few people did not find it strange, as this was one of the duties of the Zhongshu Sheren.

There was even someone who, upon hearing that Su Yu was going to the Ministry of Justice, immediately came over with a few petition books.

"Since Xiao Su is going to the Ministry of Justice, why not send these petitions to the Ministry of Revenue, to the Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong Qingli Divisions of the Ministry of Revenue."

Su Yu took the question book and nodded with a smile: "Don't worry, I will definitely deliver it."

Young people should do more things, so that they will be liked by everyone.

Su Yu took the question and left the cabinet amid everyone's satisfied and appreciative gazes.

All the way out of the imperial city.

Su Yu also went to the Ministry of Revenue first, handed in the memorials to the Qinglisi of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong provinces, and got the receipt by the way. Then he left the Ministry of Revenue, hailed a roadside driver near Zhengyang Gate, got on a carriage that was specially used for such passengers in the city, and turned towards the west city.

The carriage reached Fucaifang and stopped at Xingbu Street, where Su Yu got off.

Looking up, you can see three government offices belonging to the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate, and the Dali Temple.

Beyond most people's understanding.

The offices of the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate, and the Dali Temple were not located between Daming Gate and Zhengyang Gate. Just like in Nanjing, the offices of the three judicial departments were not even located in the inner city, but on the shore of Xuanwu Lake outside the northern city.

Su Yu walked in the direction of the Ministry of Justice.

He was a secretary in the Imperial Edict-Drafting Office and usually moved around various ministries and government offices in the capital. The Ministry of Justice recognized that he was a senior official working in the Cabinet and naturally did not dare to stop him. They welcomed him into the Ministry of Justice with a smile.

Su Yu was also familiar with the route, so he walked towards the official residence of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

Arriving at the gate of the government office, Su Yu cleared his throat and knocked on the door: "I, the humble official, hereby order the secretary Su Yu to hand over an official document to the Ministry of Justice."

The officials from the Ministry of Justice who were walking around just glanced at it.

As one of the six ministries in the capital, the Ministry of Justice has many officials coming and going every day. It is a common occurrence for a secretary from the Imperial Edict-Drafting Office to come and hand over official documents.

And in the room, there was only a cry of "come in".

Su Yu pushed open the door and walked in.

Then he saw Yan Shifan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice of the Ming Dynasty, who was in charge of the Ministry of Justice. He was not sitting in front of the desk, but lying on a recliner beside him, holding a book in his hand. There was a table next to the recliner.

There was a pot of tea and a plate of cakes and fruits on the table.

Through the pages rolled up at the back, Su Yu could conclude that this should be the novel "Jian Deng Xin Hua", and it was a printed edition that was quite old.

Yan Shifan, who was lying on a chair, heard footsteps entering the room and simply moved the book in his hand to the side. When he saw that it was Su Yu, he smiled slightly and reached out to shake the book in his hand.

"This is a rare copy from the Zhengtong period that I just found recently. After I finish reading it, you can take it and read it if you like it."

The corners of Su Yu's mouth twitched.

You should know that "Jian Deng Xinhua" was a banned book by the imperial court, and it was banned during the Zhengtong period.

of course.

The reason why this book became a banned book was not because of an order issued by the orthodox emperor.

It was Li Shimen, then chief academic officer of the Imperial College, who submitted a memorial to the emperor that led to the book being banned by the court.

Although the public no longer takes the original ban seriously over the years, the official ban has never been lifted.

Just because Yan Shifan can read such banned books in public in the Ministry of Justice doesn’t mean he can do the same.

Seeing that Su Yu didn't reply, Yan Shifan showed a look of boredom on his face, and said with a pout: "All of you are just like your master, you don't even dare to do something that breaks the rules."

The "sir" that Yan Shifan mentioned was naturally Yan Shaoting.

Su Yu didn't dare to say much.

After all, this person is talking about his own husband.

Yan Shifan put down the forbidden book in his hand, looked at Su Yu, and said normally: "Tell me, what is the official document that requires the Ministry of Justice to handle?"

Su Yu then took a step forward, bowed, and then whispered: "To answer the Minister's question, it is not that there is an official document, but I saw a petition in the cabinet today, and I thought I should inform the Minister in advance so that he can prepare."

Yan Shifan's brows suddenly tightened and his eyes narrowed.

"Oh?"

"What did you see? If it involves the secrets of the country, I dare not listen to it."

Su Yu shook his head. "It was the list of new members recently agreed upon by the cabinet. I saw the name of the Minister on it. I wondered if this was the plan of the Minister, the Grand Tutor, and Mr., or if it was..."

Just rub it.

Yan Shifan, who was lying leisurely, stood up all of a sudden.

His eyes widened and he breathed heavily through his nostrils.

"damn it!"

"Who is going to harm his father?"

"Is it the old guy with the rotten asshole in Gao Gong?"

Seeing Yan Shifan's sweet words, Su Yu's eyes twitched constantly, but he did not forget to shake his head.

Yan Shifan snorted coldly and narrowed his eyes: "That's Li Chunfang, that son of a bitch! Right now, in the court, only this son of a bitch who has no asshole is bent on doing evil!"

Su Yu's face twitched and he lowered his head.

The Left Assistant Minister who suddenly started yelling and cursing in front of him really fits his usual image.

Seeing Su Yu lower his head, Yan Shifan also completely understood that this was Li Chunfang's trick, and he immediately rolled up his sleeves: "Let's go! Is Li Chunfang in Wenhua Hall now? I'm going to find him and ask him why he wants to harm his father!"

Talking.

Yan Shifan then pulled Su Yu to the door.

But just at the door, Yan Shifan stopped.

Yan Shifan frowned and let out a meaningful exclamation.

"wrong!"

He turned to look at Su Yu and shook his head repeatedly: "No! If I really go to cause trouble for this son of a bitch now, I will really fall into his trap!"

After saying this, Yan Shifan walked back into the room and lay down on the chair.

He even seemed unaware of this and went back to drinking his tea slowly.

This made Su Yu confused.

Yan Shifan glanced at the young man and asked, "Why don't you leave?"

Su Yu opened his mouth: "Ah?"

Yan Shifan looked at Su Yu with disdain and said, "Stupid! Since they have already drawn up this list, they must report it to His Majesty today. Maybe someone from Wenhua Palace has already left the palace to look for the nine ministers from various departments to discuss the matter of the court officials entering the cabinet. If you still stay here, you will be exposed."

Su Yu finally reacted and quickly bowed and left the Ministry of Justice.

That was shortly after Su Yu left.

Sure enough, someone came from Wenhua Palace to inform Yan Shifan, the Left Vice Minister who was in charge of the Ministry of Justice, to enter the palace for a discussion.

With worries in mind, Yan Shifan ran all the way to the imperial city.

Because the offices of the Three Judicial Departments were the farthest from the imperial city, by the time Yan Shifan, Ouyang Bijin, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, and Wu Ti, the Minister of the Supreme Court, arrived at the Wenhua Hall, the other nine ministers of the court had already been waiting in the hall for a long time.

Yan Shifan and the other two stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Zhu Zaigui smiled and looked at the last three people who arrived: "My three dear ministers, please don't be polite. Now that everyone is here, let's start the meeting."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Zaigui looked towards Prime Minister Gao Gong.

But Yan Shifan was the first to ask, "Your Majesty, what do you want to discuss today?"

Yuan Wei smiled and said, "Minister Zuo, His Majesty summoned us today to discuss the selection of new court officials to join the cabinet."

Zhu Zaigui also smiled and looked at Yan Shifan. He thought of the list given by the cabinet today, which included Yan Shifan. But seeing Yan Shifan's appearance now, it seemed that he didn't know about it in advance.

This is interesting.

Ever since.

Zhu Zaigui casually said: "Today, the cabinet reported that the Minister of War Hu Zongxian, the Minister of Rites Gao Yi, and the Minister of Personnel Guo Pu..."

The expressions of the three people who were named suddenly changed slightly.

But the expressions of the three people were different.

Hu Zongxian was somewhat expectant, and from what the emperor said, he should be ranked first, so according to convention, he would definitely be able to enter the cabinet.

As for Grohe, there was a little more excitement.

However, Guo Pu's expression was somewhat solemn.

The Minister of Personnel actually did not want to join the cabinet at this time.

On the contrary, another Minister of War, Yang Bo, who was present, had a few cold rays of light in his eyes, and then he looked at the Prime Minister Gao Gong quietly with a bit of doubt in his eyes.

Zhu Zaigui dragged out his words and added: "And you, Zuo Shilang!"

After saying this, the new emperor looked at Yan Shifan with a smile in his eyes.

This time.

Yang Bo, who already had a cold look in his eyes, shook his gaze, full of surprise and anger.

Yan Shifan, who had obviously known the news for a long time, widened his eyes in an exaggerated manner, with an expression of disbelief.

Without waiting for others to speak.

Yan Shifan was already trembling all over and his face was tense in front of everyone, but he still took a step forward with resentment and frustration.

He bowed and clasped his hands in a salute.

"Your Majesty."

"Yan Shifan."

"Changping Bozi, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice of the Ming Dynasty, is in charge of the Ministry of Justice."

"I am the emperor's benefactor and I have been fed by the emperor for generations. This is my duty as an official. I dare not slack off in the slightest. How can I take credit for myself?"

"Your Majesty has now ascended the throne, and I have only made a small contribution. I am truly ashamed of your great kindness. As an assistant minister in charge of the Ministry of Justice, I have been conscientious all day long and have not dared to make any mistakes. Now I don't know who recommended me to the cabinet. I am short of talent and ambition, and my virtue is not worthy of the position. How can I steal the center of the temple?"

"I sincerely hope that Your Majesty will make a wise decision on whether to appoint me to the cabinet, so as to preserve Your Majesty's virtue, comfort the hearts of the ministers, and satisfy the hopes of the people."

In full view.

Yan Shifan spoke with eloquent words and a serious expression.

Under the gaze of everyone, he waved his robe and knelt on the ground.

Yan Shifan raised his hands high, clasped them together, and knelt on the ground: "I am a minister of the emperor. I will die with my head cut off, and I will die with a grass knot, to repay the late emperor's love and your majesty's grace. It is also a grace from heaven that I am in charge of the Ministry of Justice. How dare I steal the power? The Ministry of War has great merits, the Ministry of Personnel has great virtue, and the Ministry of Rites has great talent. They can all take over the power, which I cannot compare with. I hope your majesty will think about it and remove me from the list and hold court discussion again."

(Thanks to the panda in the quilt for providing the lines)
What is a loyal minister!

Who is the most loyal to the Zhu family!
At this moment in the Wenhua Hall, Yan Shifan perfectly interpreted this point.

In the Ming Dynasty court, it was Yan Shifan who was the most loyal and loved the emperor himself the most, not the emperor himself!
Someone who was hiding something secretly had his face flushed instantly.

Originally, I just wanted to use a little trick, but I didn't expect that I would become a clown.

Yang Bo, who was indignant that he was not on the list of people nominated to join the cabinet today, became even more angry.

His eyes began to search among the cabinet members.

Who on earth put Yan Shifan on today's nomination list?

And why on earth was I not even on the nomination list?
Zhu Zaigui was even more delighted.

What Yan Shifan said was exactly what he wanted.

Not only was Yan Shifan unaware of today's cabinet nomination, but his response was also extremely appropriate.

If Yan Shifan was really included in the list for nomination, it would really be saying that he was incompetent. There are so many civil and military ministers in the court, but he actually included a left vice minister of the Ministry of Justice in the list for nomination.

At least it would be appropriate for Yan Shifan to first become a real Minister of Justice, and then be put on the list of people recommended to join the cabinet.

I won’t say anything else.

Yan Shifan's loyalty today has been fully demonstrated.

Zhu Zaigui immediately stood up and stepped forward. Under the gaze of everyone, the new emperor stretched out his hands and firmly helped Yan Shifan up.

"I am aware of the concerns that Mr. Yan has mentioned."

"However, Lord Yan is loyal to the king and has always fulfilled his duties. I also know that you are among those nominated by the cabinet today, and your virtue and position are worthy of you."

Yan Shifan shook his head repeatedly, his face full of shame.

Zhu Zaigui then said, "However, since you have declined the nomination, I cannot ignore it, so I will do as you wish."

Turn around.

Zhu Zaigui then returned to the throne.

He looked at everyone present and smiled.

The new emperor spoke slowly: "Why are you nominating new members to join the cabinet today? This is a matter of national importance. But before that, I think the new dynasty should be carried out, and the loyal and good ministers in the court should also be promoted to important positions."

After saying that.

Zhu Zaigui looked at Prime Minister Gao Gong and Minister of Personnel Guo Pu.

"Prime Minister, Ministry of Personnel."

Gao Gong and Guo Pu bowed and stepped forward.

"The minister is here."

"Wei Chen is here."

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