Greetings to Lord Yan.”
The two of them, Zhu Pingan and Chen Yiqin, bowed and greeted Yan Shifan at the same time after he entered the door.
After saluting, Zhu Pingan then held his fan and arched his hand back, “Today, we have come specifically to pay a visit to Lord Yan.”
“Oh, specially coming to pay me a visit, then I am truly honoured.”Yan Shifan gave an oh, then laughed, reaching out to greet the two as they took their seats, “Sit, sit, don’t be courteous, just treat it as if it’s your own home.”
“Many thanks Lord Yan.”Zhu Pingan and Chen Yiqin arched their hands in thanks before taking their seats.
After taking their seats, as per usual, the three of them exchanged nutrient-less pleasantries for a few moments before getting to the point.
“Lord Yan, truth be told, today the Yu Wang Fu is having a really hard time, finances are tight, income is not enough to cover expenses, this morning the Yu Wang Fu’s official kitchen couldn’t even turn on the fire.”Chen Yiqin took the initiative to confess the financial dilemma of Yu Wang Fu.
“Not so much?”Yan Shi Fan looked surprised.
“This matter is a thousand times true.”Chen Yiqin nodded vigorously, his words ringing true.
Zhu Pingan followed suit and nodded.
“With King Yu’s status, how could this be so?”Yan Shifan shook his head, then sighed and said, “If it wasn’t for the fact that not long ago, because of the failure to inspect the Taicang, he had just smashed the pot to get together to pay the twelve thousand two hundred and twenty pieces of silver in fines, today, he said that whatever he could, he would also take out one thousand eight hundred and twenty two pieces of silver to turnover with King Yu, ai, it’s just a pity that nowadays, it’s a matter of having a heart and not being able to do anything about it.”
Taicang, Taicang, this is point me.
Zhu Pingan heard, away from the seat rose, bowed and arched his hand towards Yan Shifan, a look of guilt and shame confessed: “are the next official incompetence, failed to clearly check the Taicang moths, involving many innocent officials like Lord Yan, Pingan is really both guilty and ashamed …….”
Zhu Pingan face so confessed, but in the heart is Yan Shifan slandered, you are the most fat one in the Taicang moths.
“Zi Hou, what are you doing. You unveiled the theft of Taicang case, to my Ming dynasty, and what is the crime of it. Moreover, when checking the library, I because of the Ministry of Industry affairs busy, is indeed negligence on the warehouse audit, this is the truth, since there is negligence of the fault, this should be punished. To really say, ZiHou is the one who was dragged into it, clearly inspecting the Taicang has the merit, but still be fined the silver.”
Yan Shifan acted very open-minded and righteous, reaching out to help Zhu Pingan up, and also patted Zhu Pingan’s shoulder, on behalf of Zhu Pingan’s injustice.
“Lord Yan is deeply enlightened and righteous, Ping An is ashamed of himself.”Zhu Pingan gave a well-timed pat on the back.
“Haha ……How is this considered a deep sense of righteousness ……”Yan Shifan laughed and shook his head, the flesh on his face swaying from side to side with his movements, then looked at Zhu Pingan and Chen Yiqin, “Oh, right, where was I just talking about?”
“Lord Yan just said ……”Zhu Pingan repeated Yan Shifan’s previous words, softly and simply.
“Well, yes, it’s a pity that Yan someone now has the heart but not the power ah, otherwise how will also report to my father, for Yu Wang to put together a thousand eight hundred taels of silver.”
Yan Shifan slapped his thighs hard, a big fat face full of chagrin, a single eye shining brightly.
“It’s enough that Lord Yan has this heart, my humble servant thanks Lord Yan on behalf of King Yu.”Chen Yiqin rose and arched his hand.
“Ta-Jen Chen is polite.”Yan Shi Fan waved his hand.
“I won’t hide it from Lord Yan, in fact, His Highness King Yu’s life could have been less difficult, all because the Ministry of Revenue has failed to release His Highness King Yu’s yearly gift for three consecutive years.”Chen Yiqin raised his head, looked squarely at Yan Shi Fan, and slowly spoke.
“Oh, I thought that only our regular rewards had stopped, it turns out that the Ministry of Revenue has also not issued His Highness the Yu Wang’s annual gift ah ……Yes, in recent years, our Ming is many disasters and difficulties, in addition to the Japanese in the south also made a refugee, the north is not to stop, coupled with natural disasters, and those who supervise the theft of the assholes of the Taicang, the treasury is really tight ah, the clever woman is difficult to cook without rice, it is also difficult to the Department of households ……My father in order to share the worries of the emperor, has not gone to the Ministry of households for a year to draw their salaries.”
Yan Shifan oh a sound, then nodded, began some worry about the country and the people theory, also cited his old father’s example.
Yan Shifan’s this speech, took him and Yan Song from it, and also shaped an image of Gao Weiye.
But
No matter what Yan Shifan said, Chen Yiqin and Zhu Pingan did not believe it.
Especially Chen Yiqin, but also when Yan Shi Fan is fart, obviously you Yan Shi Fan instructed the Ministry of households to deduct the yearly gift of His Highness the King of Yu, this will be taken off the clean! What household department is tight, all excuses, if it is tight, why the King’s yearly gift can be issued as usual, but only deducted His Highness the King’s yearly gift it.
It is not you Yan Shifan make ghost!
“Lord Yan, still hope high ……”Chen Yiqin saw Yan Shifan picking clean, a look like it was none of his business, and then his heart became agitated.
Highly appreciated?
Zhu Pingan saw that Chen Yiqin was about to say Chu Gaoqi noble hand, but could not help but take a step ahead and interrupted Chen Yiqin’s words.
Can not say noble hand, so say, is not equivalent to explicitly say that all this is Yan Shifan ghost.
Although, this is his ghost, but the heart knows well, words can not say out, or Yan Shifan certainly annoyed, that Yu Wang Wang His Highness’s age gift can be really no way.
“Yan adults, I also hope that the high hanging Qin mirror, special affairs, now Yu Wangfu financial crisis is imminent, the pot has not uncovered, difficult to continue, the king up and down hundreds of mouth are waiting for money and food to save the emergency. Although now the national treasury is tight, the Ministry of households is also difficult, but also hope that Lord Yan in the Yu Wang Household hundreds of people’s share, you can for us to the Ministry of households to say hello, I hope that the Ministry of households can be a special case, retroactive payment of His Highness the Yu Wang annual gift. His Highness the Yu Wang, and my subordinates, as well as the hundreds of people in the royal family will be grateful.”
Zhu Pingan interrupted Chen Yiqin’s words in time, changed the word “high esteem” to “high hanging mirror”, and took the opportunity to explain his intention.
Chen Yiqin heard Zhu Pingan’s words, and only then reacted to the fact that he was almost about to say the wrong thing just now, luckily Zihou was resourceful, Chen Yiqin gasped in fear afterward, his back was already wet with sweaty clothes.
“This ……”Yan Shifan pondered for a moment.
“Lord Yan, nowadays Yu Wang Fu days are really difficult, urgently need the yearly gift to save the emergency, but also please Lord Yan righteousness. His Highness the Yu Wang has also heard that Lord Yan is the most anxious and righteous, so he specially ordered me and Zi Hou to come and ask Lord Yan for help. If it weren’t for the urgency of His Highness’s business and he really couldn’t get away, His Highness would have come himself.”
Chen Yiqin, after Zhu Pingan’s reminder, also knew what to do at this moment, got up and left the table, and with a moved face, bowed long to Yan Shifan.
“Please also ask Lord Yan to stand up for what is right.”Zhu Pingan followed suit, rising and bowing.
Just like a diplomatic emissary representing the country outside, Zhu Pingan and Chen Yiqin represented the Yu Wang House.
Zhu Pingan and Chen Yiqin bowing in front of him was equivalent to Yu Wang bowing in front of him.
Not only that, the two people also speech earnest, attitude earnest ……Oh yeah, and the fifteen hundred taels of silver.
Haha ……
Yan Shifan saw the situation, his heart got a great sense of satisfaction, a wave of overriding conquest of the imperial power of the cool feeling came to life.
“This, alas, this is not to make me difficult, I am in the Ministry of Industry, but not the Ministry of the household, then I can only try to see, later I will let people go to the Ministry of the household to say hello. The national treasury is again tight, can not be short of His Highness the King of Yu’s annual gift ah. Just the Ministry of households listen to advice or not, then I really can’t control it ……”Yan Shifan opened his mouth in a feigned manner.
“We understand, many thanks to Lord Yan for his righteousness ……”Zhu Pingan and Chen Yiqin were overjoyed at the words and thanked him.
