Chapter 219

"Go!"

Watching the backs of these soldiers from the Wucheng Military and Horse Administration.

Yan Song's heart, however, was as though dropped into an ice cellar.

In the entire capital, besides himself, who else could have mobilized the troops of the Wucheng Military and Horse Administration?

Apart from Jiajing, there would not be a second person!

These soldiers were not mobilized by Yan Song—Jiajing knew it, Yan Song knew it, Xu Jie knew it.

But the people of the realm did not know!

What these people saw was: his Yan Song's old subordinates, leading soldiers outside the Yan residence, arresting the censors who had caused trouble at the Yan household!

Everyone would never believe this matter had nothing to do with Yan Song!

Yan Song gazed at the towering palace halls of the Forbidden City in the distance, and could not help but feel a sudden pang of desolation.

"Twenty years, and Your Majesty still cannot trust me like this…"

Until this very moment.

Yan Song finally woke up completely.

These twenty years, Jiajing had hidden himself in the deep palace, ignoring state affairs, and thrown all matters of the realm entirely upon Yan Song.

For a time, it actually gave Yan Song the 'illusion' that he himself was the one playing the game.

Until today.

Yan Song only then fully awakened.

He had never been the player at all—merely a chess piece placed upon the board.

A chess piece must have the awareness of a chess piece.

A player would never allow a chess piece to have one's own thoughts.

A chess piece can only be moved about at will by others!

Only what Yan Song did not know was that all of this was merely just a beginning.

That very day at noon.

Just as Yan Song was still eating lunch in the duty quarters of the Grand Secretariat.

Yan Yan Shifan ran into the duty quarters at a loss, his hands and feet all in disarray, looking at Yan Song with a face full of shock and said

"Father, something has happened."

Yan Song raised his head with difficulty, looked at Yan Yan Shifan and asked

"What is it?"

"Those few censors who were arrested outside our house this morning—they killed themselves at Shuntian Prefecture."

A crisp "smack" rang out.

The bowl in Yan Song's hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

"Dead, dead?"

Yan Yan Shifan looked at Yan Song in disbelief and said

"Mm."

Yan Song stood up with difficulty, his body trembling as he said

"Help me go to see His Majesty the Father."

Yan Song did not know what Jiajing wanted to do.

If it was merely to bind himself to the Son of Heaven's ship, everything has already been done this morning!

Just as Yan Song was about to walk out of the Grand Secretariat's duty quarters.

He suddenly stopped his steps.

Yan Yan Shifan looked at Yan Song with a face full of confusion and asked

"Father, why have you stopped walking?"

Yan Song gazed at the Western Park in the distance, heaved a long sigh and said

"Enough. You and I, father and son, are merely a chess piece—a chess piece must have the awareness of a chess piece."

"What His Majesty the Father does, or does not do—there is no need to explain anything to us father and son!"

"Do not panic any longer. Go back and attend to your duties."

Yan Song finally came to his senses once.

After sending Yan Yan Shifan away, he returned to the Grand Secretariat's duty quarters as though nothing had happened.

Not long after, Gao Gong, blazing with fury, strode into the Grand Secretariat's duty quarters with great steps.

Staring fixedly at Yan Song, he roared

"Grand Secretary Yan! Exactly how many more people must you kill before you will stop?"

"I, Gao Gong, am right here. You, Grand Secretary Yan, may now immediately issue an order to the Ministry of Justice to have me, Gao Gong, executed along with them!"

Listening to Gao Gong's questioning.

Yan Song paid no heed to Gao Gong, and continued eating his meal on his own.

He offered no opinion whatsoever.

Looking at Yan Song, who had the appearance of a dead pig unafraid of boiling water.

Gao Gong, blazing with fury, could only give a cold snort, and then sweep his sleeves and leave.

At present, the entire court, high and low, had already determined.

Those few censors who had been arrested.

Had been persecuted to death by Yan Song.

Only in the Western Garden at the other end.

Jiajing listened to Chen Hong's report.

Still maintaining an expression of utter calm.

"Yan Song simply let Gao Gong insult him and ate his lunch?"

Chen Hong looked at Jiajing and bowed his head, saying,

"Yes."

A faint smile inevitably appeared at the corner of Jiajing's mouth.

"He has indeed shown some of the spirit of letting spittle dry on one's own face."

"They all say Yan Song is old and senile, but I see Yan Song as far more lucid than many others."

Chen Hong looked at Jiajing and asked in a low voice,

"Master, I heard that several censors are preparing to submit memorials impeaching Grand Secretary Yan."

Jiajing closed his eyes and sneered,

"Then let them come."

"What I fear is that they all hide; I would then have to go one by one into the corners to drag them out!"

Chen Hong nodded slightly, then asked hesitantly,

"Yes... but Master, if this causes a fuss, won't the matter only grow bigger?"

Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on Jiajing's face; looking at Chen Hong, he said earnestly,

"Chen Hong, if it were Lu Fang, he would not ask so many questions."

Upon hearing this, Chen Hong fell to his knees with a "thud."

"Master, forgive me; this slave shall slap his own mouth."

Jiajing looked at the kneeling Chen Hong, smiled, and then said,

"It does no harm to tell you; it is simply that the matter has not yet caused enough of a stir."

"What I want is for everyone under heaven to know."

"What I want is for everyone under heaven to denounce and condemn me!"

Chen Hong, kneeling on the ground, said not a word.

He did not understand why the "Master," who once valued his reputation as his life and compared himself to Emperor Wen of Han, suddenly wished to be spat upon by the world.

But eunuchs in the palace have this one good trait.

Although they do not know why.

They will still carry out their duties.