"You know very well in your hearts that I, Yan Shifan, am not a fool and cannot commit rebellion! If you want to claim credit from Xu Huating, I, Yan Shifan, do not blame you, but I, Yan Shifan, am not at the mercy of others.

If you want to frame me, then I advise you to think carefully about whether you should take the risk of being beheaded for the sake of your future!" Yan Shifan stood with his hands behind his back, directly piercing their thoughts and speaking loudly.

Huang Guangsheng and Zhang Yongming exchanged glances, and the worry in their eyes became stronger.

As Yan Shifan suspected, they wanted to step on Yan Shifan's body to please that person, but they did not dare to frame Yan Shifan.

After all, Yan Shifan is not just a cat or a dog. Not to mention that his father is the former chief minister of the country for 20 years, and there are many big shots in the court who have dealings with him.

If they really forged evidence of Yan Shifan's rebellion, once they were investigated, not only would their reputation be at stake, but their heads would also have to be moved.

"I advise you not to wade through this muddy water! It is true that I, Yan Shifan, deserted the army. You should sentence me to exile according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty!" Yan Shifan said with confidence.

Huang Guangsheng and Zhang Yongming looked at each other and realized that this seemed to be the only way to deal with it.

Lin Run's impeachment seems to be a menacing one, but in reality many things are based on speculation and no evidence can be produced at all. In the past, Lin Run impeached Shen Kun, the Imperial Academy's minister of wine, for killing someone. It was not based on suspicion, and Shen Kun was tortured to death in prison.

Zhang Yongming thought carefully for a moment and then softly suggested to Huang Guangsheng: "Master Huang, how about we convict him of deserting the army and exile him to Yunnan?"

Huang Guangsheng's brows frowned slightly, and he couldn't make up his mind for a moment. This is undoubtedly the safest solution and the most fair sentencing result, but I'm afraid it will be difficult for Xu Jie to explain.

But at this moment, Zhang Shouzhi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said to Yan Shifan: "Yan Shifan, do you still remember Yangjiao Mountain?"

Now that the matter has reached a deadlock, the Dali Temple Minister suddenly spoke out, and no one will accuse him of being indifferent.

In fact, Huang Guangsheng wished for this and immediately cast a look of gratitude and concern.

"Yangjiao Mountain? I have some impression of him as a little person with no eyes, but isn't he already dead?" Yan Shifan looked at Huang Guangsheng and Zhang Yongming who were already shaken, but Zhang Shouzhi stepped in and responded angrily.

Zhang Shouzhi's eyes were fixed on Yan Shifan, and he said angrily: "Yes, Yang Jiaoshan is dead. It was because of... you that he framed him to death!"

The so-called Yangjiao Mountain is Yang Jisheng, a former member of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War.

Sometimes, the official circles of the Ming Dynasty were actually very small.

Zhang Shouzhi and Yang Jisheng were both from Northern Zhili, and were only one year older than Yang Jisheng. They passed the Shuntian Provincial Examination in the 16th year of Jiajing's reign, and then went to the Imperial College to study together.

Although Yang Jisheng soon became a protégé of Xu Jie, who was then the Imperial Academy’s Jijiujiu, Zhang Shouzhi became a Jinshi in Jiajing High School at the age of 23, while Yang Jisheng was a Jinshi in Jiajing’s 26th year.

Since the two were officials in the same dynasty and were from the same hometown, they could not avoid contact from time to time.

It's just that Yang Jisheng was too upright, but he caused great trouble.

In the first month of the 32nd year of Jiajing's reign, Yang Jisheng, who was then a member of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War, impeached Yan Song in the "Please punish the traitors and ministers" and listed his "five traitors and ten major crimes".

This was originally an act of revenge for the country, but Yan Song and his son deceived Jiajing. Not only did Jiajing fail to punish Yan Song, he also imprisoned Yang Jisheng in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

In October of the 34th year of the Jiajing reign, Zhao Wenhua sent a memorial against Zhang Jing, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and others. Yan Song and his son appended the name of Yang Jisheng to the memorial.

Unfortunately, the emperor did not notice this detail when reading the memorial, and hastily agreed to the execution. As a result, Yang Jisheng was not only beheaded, but also suffered an unjust injustice.

Although ten years have passed, Zhang Shouzhi has never forgotten this incident and has always been thinking about redressing the injustice for his former friend Yang Jisheng.

Likewise, although he knew that Yan Shifan was not treasonous, he did not intend to let Yan Shifan go and make him pay a heavy price for what he had done in the past.

"Haha... How did I frame Yangjiao Mountain?" Yan Shifan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked with a half-smile.

Zhang Shouzhi said word by word as if he had been holding it in for decades: "Yang Jisheng impeached your father, and you had a grudge against Yang Jisheng, misappropriated power, and used Zhang Jing's case to add Yang Jisheng's name. The emperor was not aware of it for a moment.

, so that your evil deeds can succeed, this is an act of falsely accusing Zhongliang!"

Misappropriating Weifu and falsely accusing Zhongliang is a serious crime of beheading!

When Huang Guangsheng and Zhang Yongming heard this, their eyes couldn't help but shine slightly, and they turned to look at Yan Shifan.

Although they could not accuse Yan Shifan of treason, if they could accuse him of "framing Zhongliang", then they could explain it to Xu Jie.

Yan Shifan met the three people's gazes, but responded with a slight smile: "Okay, I plead guilty!"

When Huang Guangsheng and Zhang Yongming heard this, they were immediately overjoyed and couldn't believe their eyes and ears.

They never expected that things would take a turn for the worse and they would get a major breakthrough here. They couldn't help but look at their descendant Zhang Shouzhi, the minister of Dali Temple, with approval.

Zhang Shouzhi still had a straight face and said in a deep voice to Yan Shifan: "There is also Shen Chunfu!"

Shen Chunfu's real name is Shen Lian. He was a Jinshi in the 17th year of Jiajing's reign. His experiences were very similar to those of Yang Jisheng.

Because Yan Song was impeached for the "Ten Sins", he was sentenced to death with a cane by Jiajing and banished to Baoan Prefecture as a citizen. Shen Lian lived outside the Great Wall, but still enjoyed scolding Yan Song and his son.

In the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing's reign, Yan Hao, a member of the White Lotus Sect, and others were arrested and confessed to many suspects, so Shen Lian's name was listed, and Shen Lian was eventually killed.

"Okay, I also plead guilty!" Yan Shifan quickly remembered Shen Lian and responded happily.

Seeing Yan Shifan confessing his crime so happily, Huang Guangsheng endured the excitement in his heart and immediately sent an urging look to the clerk next to him.

The scribe was a very capable person. After writing the confession, he respectfully delivered it to Yan Shifan.

Yan Shifan did not go back on his promise, and happily signed and stamped it, admitting that he had framed Yang Jisheng and Shen Lian, two serious crimes that required beheading.

"Let's go out of the palace to meet Lord Yuanfu!"

Huang Guangsheng got Yan Shifan's confession and confirmed it carefully. After sending Yan Shifan down, he said happily to Zhang Yongming and Zhang Shouzhi.
Chapter completed!