Yongfang, Yanfu.

The sound of silk and bamboo on the edge of the lake finally stopped. Yan Shifan, who was wearing mourning clothes, was walking back and forth in the hall, as anxious as an ant in a hot pit. Originally, he planned to return to the cabinet after the mourning period was over, but he never thought of such an accident.

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This time it was different from before. The target of impeachment was no longer his father, but Yan Shifan. But at this critical moment, the emperor ignored the memorial.

It would not be harmful if he kept holding the memorial, but if the emperor holds the memorial at this juncture, it will undoubtedly reveal a signal to the outside world: the emperor wants to take down Yan Shifan and replace Yan Song at the same time.

It was only at this time that he finally woke up.

Although the Yan family is extremely powerful and controls the fate of many officials, its power comes from the favor of the emperor. Once the emperor's holy family members are no longer around, the Yan family is destined to decline.

Now the emperor wants to take down his father, and even wants to punish him, Yan Shifan. If they are not prepared to fight to the death, they don't seem to have much leverage in their hands.

"Master, the master is back!"

A servant hurried in and informed him of the news.

Yan Shifan used to hate his father coming back to disturb his drinking and entertainment, but now he was so anxious that he walked directly towards his father's house, wanting to know the latest news in the palace.

If dad can bring back good news, maybe just bring back the memorial, things will be fine after the rain.

Yan Song returned from Xiyuan in a sedan chair. The journey was actually not pleasant, and the sun was unusually hot today, making him look sickly.

In this era when sixty-year-olds are rare, and there are very few emperors who live beyond the age of forty, an eighty-three-year-old person can be equivalent to a centenarian in future generations.

Yan Song hid on the bamboo chair for a while, took another sip of tea ginseng, and finally regained some energy. Just thinking of what happened today, he immediately felt a sense of loss in his heart.

Although he had guessed that such a day would come, this day came so suddenly that he was caught off guard.

"Dad, why did you come back suddenly? What does it mean that the emperor has now withheld the memorial that impeached our father and son?" Yan Shifan walked straight into the study and asked immediately while looking at his father lying on the bamboo chair.

Yan Song lay on the bamboo chair, raised his eyes and looked at his son who came in suddenly, and immediately corrected him: "That memorial was to impeach you, not your father!"

His voice seemed hoarse, and his articulation was relatively clear, but it could not hide his age. Time was ruthless, and this powerful old chief minister seemed to be reduced to his skin and bones.

Yan Shifan's clever trick was ineffective, but he continued without any embarrassment: "Dad, impeaching me is not the same as impeaching you. This is obviously a drunkard's intention and not the wine!"

Butler Yan Nian stood nearby, knowing that this was true. Although Yan Shifan offended others, he did not form a real conflict of interest with others. The actual direction of the memorial was still Yan Song.

"If you hadn't been careless and given so many excuses to others, why would things be like this!" Yan Song handed the tea cup to Yan Nian next to him and reprimanded in a hoarse voice.

Yan Shifan knew he was wrong, so he immediately changed the subject and said, "Dad, what's the use of talking about this now? You have to think of a way to get the emperor to be lenient to us!"

Although the matter arose due to the memorial written by the supervisory censor Chen Wei, the key to the problem was the emperor's attitude. Once the emperor chose to continue to favor them, all problems would be solved.

Yan Song, who was lying on the bamboo chair, sighed softly, shook his head slowly and said: "This time, the emperor does not intend to protect us anymore. Your father's position as chief assistant has been fulfilled!"

"Dad, what happened?" Yan Shifan sighed secretly in his heart and immediately asked seriously.

Yan Nian put away the ginseng tea and looked at Yan Song in surprise. The Yan family has experienced many storms in recent years, but he has never seen the master so depressed. I feel that things are really irreversible.

Yan Song seemed to be getting older. He looked at Yan Shifan with his cloudy eyes and said earnestly: "After I learned the news today, I wanted to go to the emperor to apologize, but the emperor didn't see me. He asked Huang Jin to come out and say to me: Let me

Go home and teach your children and grandchildren.”

In fact, this is not the first time that the Holy Father has refused to see him, but he usually refuses to see him. But this time, he no longer prevaricates, but directly asks him to "go home", which undoubtedly sends a very strong signal.

He had served the emperor for more than twenty years, and even directly took charge of Xiyuan. How could he not know that the emperor had already had the intention to replace him. It was just because of the affection between emperor and minister, it was difficult for Jiajing to say it, and he also pretended to be confused.

"He is really ruthless and unjust. Has he forgotten your kindness in serving him for more than twenty years?" Yan Shifan immediately felt a ball of anger in his chest, and he gritted his teeth and accused.

Yan Song suddenly changed his color. He immediately straightened up from the bamboo chair and loudly reprimanded his son: "Yan Shifan, if you don't want the entire Yan family to be raided, you can continue to yell like this!"

Although he is old, he still understands the reason why people push him away. If he still doesn't know how to keep a low profile now, these words will definitely make a big fuss for others, and in the end, he will bring the whole family into it.

Especially in these years, he helped the emperor face hundreds of officials, but he was hated by many people.

"Dad, I am complaining for you. It is too unfair for him to treat you like this!" Yan Shifan faced the angry father and explained immediately.

Yan Song stared at Yan Shifan and said sternly: "I have nothing to complain about! I have been the chief minister for twenty years in a row, and I can still stay in the position of chief minister at the age of eighty-three. Is there any minister in the past who can do this?

What kind of honor is there?"

This is indeed the case. Yan Song made a great sacrifice, but he also received supreme favor. This cannot be said to be a loss-making business.

However, Yan Shifan really wanted to return to the cabinet and wanted to get more, so he immediately insisted and said without anger: "Then he can't just take you down without saying hello!"

Yan Song lay back on the bamboo chair, sighed and said: "It's your father who is stupid! The emperor has hinted several times, just thinking that if you return to the cabinet, you can be the chief minister for another two years, so he pretends to be self-righteous."

You are confused and deliberately don’t understand the emperor’s words!”

This was the case many times. He actually understood that when he got old, it was time to give up his position. But it was inevitable that people would be greedy, but he wanted to wait until Yan Shifan returned so that he could stay in power for another two years.
Chapter completed!