Chapter 52: The Well-behaved Yan Shifan
Chapter 52: The Well-behaved Yan Shifan
Yan Shifan looked at Huang Jin cautiously. At this moment, he was as well-behaved as a filial baby.
"Please take a seat, sir."
Huang Jin flicked the hem of his robe and sat down on the main seat in the central hall of Yan's mansion without any courtesy. Both sides and the door were guarded by the Dongchang men brought by Huang Jin.
"Please have some tea, sir."
Yan Shifan respectfully held a cup of tea and served it to Huang Jin.
Huang Jin glanced at the tea that Yan Shifan offered him, but he didn't take it.
Huang Jin said: "I want you to think carefully about what you did wrong. It's no use offering tea to me, so you should use your smart little brain."
Yan Shifan placed the teacup on the tea table beside him, then nodded and said, "Yes, yes, Shifan is stupid, can you please forgive him?"
Huang Jin snorted and took a sip of tea. "You are so smart, it is superfluous for us to say anything. Think about it slowly. Your father should have received the letter, right? By then, we will have an order for your father. If you still haven't figured it out, then we can only handle it impartially."
Yan Shifan was so frightened by Huang Jin's words that he broke out in a cold sweat. His brain was spinning like smoke at this moment, but he still couldn't figure out what had made Huang Jin mobilize so many people to come here with the East Factory.
You have to know that it was the Jinyiwei who were used to deal with issues concerning foreign officials.
But this time, the Jinyiwei didn't even make a bubble.
This shows that this incident must have happened suddenly, otherwise it would never have happened.
Is it because of Liu Yishou?
Yan Shifan thought of Liu Yishou absurdly, but felt that Liu Yishou alone did not need to cause such a big fuss.
So Yan Shifan couldn't help but feel a little confused at this moment, and then recalling his ridiculous behavior during this period, Yan Shifan whispered: "Eunuch, Shifan knows he was wrong."
Huang Jin looked at Yan Shifan and asked, "What's wrong?"
Yan Shifan gritted his teeth and said, "Shifan shouldn't have lied to you, eunuch, and secretly promised to give the Imperial College students a job outside the school."
When Huang Jin heard Yan Shifan's answer, he looked at Yan Shifan in surprise. It seemed that this was not a secret, right?
Although selling official positions and titles is a serious crime, it is common in all dynasties.
Moreover, Yan Shifan's current arrogance is also the result of Emperor Jiajing turning a blind eye to it, with the aim of keeping a tighter hold on this old dog Yan Song.
So when Yan Shifan mentioned this crime, Huang Jin was surprised, but what surprised him was not the fact that he privately promised official titles to others.
After all, whether the official title that Yan Shifan promised would be granted would ultimately depend on the imperial approval of Emperor Jiajing.
If Emperor Jiajing thought the problem was not serious, he would naturally approve it. If he thought it was not suitable, he would naturally keep it and not send it out or order the Ministry of Personnel to recommend it again.
Therefore, in Huang Jin's opinion, the mistake Yan Shifan mentioned now was just a trick.
Huang Jin threw the teacup in his hand onto the tea table beside him, and said in a gloomy tone: "Is that all? If it was really just this, it would be your relative Commander Lu who would come to you, not our family."
After hearing what Huang Jin said, Yan Shifan felt uneasy. At this moment, he really couldn't figure out what went wrong with him.
In the past year, he also felt that he was a good person. First, he did not rape women, second, he did not bully people in the market, and third, he did not exploit the people.
It can be said that this year Yan Shifan felt that he was about to become the moral role model of the Ming Dynasty.
But at this stage when he thought he was living a peaceful life, he actually attracted the East Factory to come to his door, which made Yan Shifan really puzzled. Huang Jin looked at Yan Shifan who was thinking hard and said, "You are really smart all your life but confused at this moment. Just stand here for now. When your father comes, let him discipline you. Our family has done our best, you just wish yourself good luck."
Yan Shifan's heart sank when he heard this. Why did he just wish for the best? Was it such a serious problem?
Just when Yan Shifan was anxiously wondering where he had gone wrong, Yan Song hurried back from the cabinet.
As soon as Yan Song entered the mansion, he saw Huang Jin educating his son in the hall, and his heart tightened.
Yan Song bowed and said, "Your subject Yan Song pays homage to the angel."
Yan Song was also very clear about who Huang Jin represented at this time, so he did not act arrogantly and just bowed to Huang Jin honestly.
Huang Jin looked at Yan Song's bow and stood up and said, "Lord Yan is back?"
Yan Song said, "I am honored to have received the angel's visit. I dare not neglect it. What is the angel's will?"
Huang Jin looked at the old Yan Song and leaned over to whisper something to him. Then he said, "The Emperor said that if Lord Yan is old, we should not waste his time."
After hearing these words, a gleam of light flashed in Yan Song's eyes, and his originally old spirit instantly perked up, as if he had taken some miraculous rejuvenating medicine.
Yan Song shouted coldly at his son Yan Shifan, "Kneel down, you rebellious son!"
Yan Shifan was so frightened that his body trembled. He quickly knelt on the ground and said pitifully, "Dad, I know I was wrong."
Yan Song said angrily: "I think you know how to die? How dare you force people into the palace under the feet of the emperor? Do you really think that there is no law in our Ming Dynasty? It is a misfortune for my family to have a rebellious son like you!"
Hearing this, Yan Shifan suddenly came to his senses. He never expected that the most unlikely crime was actually because of Liu Yishou!
Yan Shifan quickly explained, "Dad, this is all a misunderstanding. I asked Manager Liu to come here to discuss the purchase of Yiran candy. I have no other intentions!"
Huang Jin laughed: "Really? So how did you discuss it?"
Yan Shifan said, "My Lord, Shifan is still discussing it."
Huang Jin said, "So they are still discussing it? Is there such a big thing in Yiran Tang that requires so much time to discuss?"
Yan Shifan's mind worked very quickly. He said, "Shifan and Shopkeeper Liu hit it off right away. He wanted to buy more Yiran candies, but Shopkeeper Liu said that Yiran candies are difficult to make and the daily supply is limited, so the deal fell through. But Shifan can guarantee that he will never make things difficult for Shopkeeper Liu!"
Huang Jin smiled, "So you want to buy Yiran candy, how much do you want to buy?"
Yan Shifan looked at Huang Jin's smile and gritted his teeth and said, "One hundred. Three hundred bottles!"
Huang Jin seemed dissatisfied, "Only 300 bottles? This shopkeeper Liu is really stingy."
Yan Shifan heard that the tone was not right, and quickly said: "Shifan said 300 bottles a month!"
Huang Jin's face suddenly lit up with a smile, "So it's 300 bottles a month, no wonder it took so long to discuss. Let me make the decision for you. I can approve 400 bottles a month for you. You just need to prepare the money and send it to Yiran Hall every month. If you need anything in the future, remember to tell your father. If your father can't get it, tell me. Don't hire people like this again, it's easy to cause misunderstandings."
Yan Shifan nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, the teaching is very correct, eunuch. Shifan understands."
Huang Jin hummed, "I'm glad you got it. Go get Liu Yishou over here. We still need to talk to your father."
Yan Shifan felt relieved when he heard this. He bowed quickly and went to find Liu Yishou immediately. At this moment, in Yan Shifan's eyes, Liu Yishou was like his father, and he respected him very much.
(End of this chapter)