During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Yan Shifan, who was known as a "ghost talent", how ghostly (intelligent) was he?
The word "smart" can mostly be seen as a positive word, but it is often used in a pejorative sense, such as small smart. In my opinion, Yan Shifan can be said to be extremely intelligent and exquisite, even if he is a great traitor, and in terms of ability alone, Jiajing has few who can compare with him.
In history, there are people who commit great adultery and great evil, and why their names can be left in the history books among all sentient beings shows that whether they are loyal or traitors, if they want to get ahead, they must have corresponding qualities. Just like the general who leads the army, why let the general give orders, the soldier can only obey the order, because if he can do the position of the general, the natural level is higher than that of ordinary people.
Yan Shifan is yan Song's only son, overnutrition and obesity, but also blind one eye, his appearance is not proud but he is talented, so what things can see his wisdom?
First, can flex and stretch:
But all those who can achieve great things have willpower and endurance that ordinary people cannot match, and people's lives are ups and downs, and it is impossible to be smooth. At the bottom of the peak, it is necessary to be patient, wait for the opportunity to come, and seize the opportunity to turn defeat into victory.
In the twenty-first year of Jiajing, Yan Song worshiped Wu Yingdian University and entered the cabinet. As Yan Song's power increased, his arrogant nature was also exposed. When the father served in the cabinet, he held a high position of authority, and the son of the official worshiped the left shilang of the Ministry of Works and the young secretary of the Shang Baosi, and the father and son were united by pearls, and the big fishing was specially fished.
The emperor saw that Yan Song was too arrogant, so he used Xia Yan again. Xia Yan was originally the first assistant of the cabinet, but he was deposed because he had repeatedly offended the Jiajing Emperor because of his outspokenness. Xia Yan was deposed not because of ability, but because of attitude, although Xia Yan could write a good hand of green words and properly handle government affairs, it was not Jiajing's dish.
In order to balance Yan Song, the Jiajing Emperor restored Xia Yan to his post. Xia Yan and Yan Song were like water and fire, but unfortunately, this time Xia Yan found evidence of Yan Song's father and son's crime and prepared to expose it to the emperor. Don't look at Yan Song's miraculous powers, Yan Shifan's arrogance, in front of Xia Yan, they still have to restrain themselves. Knowing that Xia Yan was going to impeach them, this time Yan Song's father and son were afraid.
Yan Song asked his son:
"How can this be good?"
Yan Shifan paced anxiously in the room: "Father, we go to xia yan mansion and kneel in front of him to intercede, only in this way can there be a glimmer of life!" ”
Historical records:
"When he wanted to speak out of his sins, the father and son of Song were terrified, and they knelt down on the bed and wept and thanked each other."
Because of the urgency of time, Yan Song's father and son did not have time to think much, and rushed to Xia Yan's mansion, knelt down in front of Xia Yan's bed, wept bitterly, and begged Xia Yan for forgiveness. Xia Yan's biggest weakness was that he was soft-hearted, and seeing that Yan Song was still crying on his knees at an old age, he really couldn't bear it, so he let them go.
In fact, Yan Song's father and son were acting, Yan Song's father and son had many henchmen, and almost no one dared to provoke them in the imperial court, and they were stunned to kneel under Xia Yan and beg for forgiveness, which showed how strong Yan Shifan's endurance was. Being able to bend and stretch seems simple, it is difficult to do, if they did not go to Xia Yan to intercede, it is possible that Yan Song's era would also come to an end. Yan Shifan is not only the chief of staff of the Yan Party, but also his means and courage are really admirable.
2. Ponder the Divine Will
As the saying goes, people can not look, the sea is invincible, do not look at Yan Shifan's general appearance, but he is familiar with practice, learn to be rich in five cars, these can be regarded as hardware indicators. The Jiajing Emperor liked qingzi and was also proficient in scripture, and compared with Yan Shifan, Yan Shifan could even be higher than Jiajing. Yan Song is known as the "Qingzi Zai Chancellor", in fact, most of his Qingzi were ghostwritten by Yan Shifan.
The reason why Yan Song was so important to Jiajing was that Yan Shifan's contribution was indispensable. In order to show his cleverness, the Jiajing Emperor often conveyed orders in literary allusions, and the cabinet ministers sometimes did not quite understand the mystery, so they came to consult Yan Shifan, who could quickly come up with accurate answers every time, on the one hand, showing that Yan Shifan was knowledgeable, on the other hand, Yan Shifan was a master of understanding people and judging people.
For Jiajing's psychology, Yan Shifan saw it very accurately, of course, Yan Shifan, the gunman, mainly helped his father. After the death of Yan Shifan's mother Ouyang Shifan, Yan Shifan returned home to observe the system, and without Yan Shifan' wisdom, Yan Song's green words and government affairs became a mess. As the central processor of the Yan Party, Yan Shifan is indispensable.
3. Fighting Method Xu Jie
Xu Jie was hand-picked up by Xia Yan and was the first assistant to the cabinet after Yan Song's resignation, and he spent fifteen years on his salary and eliminated the Yan Party in one fell swoop. Yan Song killed Xia Yan, Yang Jisheng, Shen Lian, and so on, all of which Xu Jie saw in his eyes, so Xu Jie made up his mind to eliminate the Yan Party.
In the later period of Jiajing, when the time came, Xu Jie ordered Yushi Zou Yinglong to impeach Yan Song's father and son, and because the impeachment was written appropriately and the evidence of the crime was conclusive, Yan Song was deposed from his official post and Yan Shifan was imprisoned. Although Yan Song did not have an official position, the power of the Yan Party was still very large, and under a series of complicated operations, Yan Shifan was sentenced to be an army, and that was all.
Yan Shifan's army ran back to his hometown halfway and shook his head to enjoy the second half of his life, so the second impeachment recital came again, this time it was Yu Shilinrun, exposing Yan Shifan's unsuccessful charging of the army, resisting and disobeying the orders, and other crimes. Subsequently, Yan Shifan was escorted back to the capital. At such a point, Yan Shifan did not panic, but actively thought about countermeasures.
First of all, Yan Shifan sent people to spread news to the outside world, saying that he was the murderer of Yang Jisheng and Shen Lian. Public opinion was in an uproar, and the ministers were furious and prepared to kill Yan Shifan. In fact, Yan Shifan played a trick to get away with it, Yang Jisheng and Shen Lian were indeed killed by Yan Shifan, and it was the Jiajing Emperor who gave the execution order.
The Jiajing Emperor was an emperor who could not admit mistakes and was extremely good-looking. If Yang Jisheng and Shen Lian were wrongfully killed, wouldn't it be said that the Jiajing Emperor did something wrong? In any case, Jiajing would not admit his mistake, so Yan Shifan would be released. No one saw Yan Shifan's trick, only Xu Jie saw it, so he changed the charge of collaborating with the enemy and rebelling, which solved Yan Shifan.
If Yan Dang had not met Xu Jie, perhaps Yan Shifan would have been arrogant for a long time. It is a pity that Yan Shifan is so deeply involved in power and scheming, and he has such a strong psychological quality in a critical moment, the only flaw is that he is a traitor, if he is a loyal person who is dedicated to the country, he may be able to add bricks and tiles to Daming.
Those who can be called "ghost talents" are not idle people, there are many powerful ministers in the Jiajing Dynasty, and Yan Shifan is the most brilliant one. The Jiajing Emperor thought he was very clever, but his cleverness was mistaken by his cleverness, and in the eyes of Xu Jie and Yan Shifan, Jiajing became a tool to be used, which was sad and sad.
Reference: Ming Shi Liechuan 196