Xia Yan is not suitable to be a court official, or he is not suitable to be a court official under an emperor like Jiajing because he is too arrogant and takes himself too seriously.

Jiajing was also a madman. He was crazy in front of others and something would happen sooner or later.

Most of the madmen in this world have an illusion, they probably think that everyone in the world has to circle around them, and those who don’t circle around them are all people with problems.

Jiajing is crazy, there is no big problem, because he is the emperor, and others have to surround him.

Xia Yankuai, the problem is big. Who do you think you are? Why do others revolve around you?

Originally, Jiajing had not planned to do anything to Xia Yan. After all, Chief Auxiliary Xia Yan has worked hard for so many years without any credit, and the main reason for the mistake this time was not him, but Zeng Xian.

At best, he just knew people and then told a few lies to cover up his mistakes.

Such crimes are really not a serious crime for a cabinet chief. A more generous king may be done with just a few words of lessons, and a more severe king will be dismissed at most.

The problem is that he is too crazy. Not only does he not admit his mistake, he also shouts in front of Jiajing.

Of course, he did not despise Jiajing, but sometimes, it was difficult to change the tone of people's speech. He was used to being ruthless in front of his officials. When he was anxious, he actually forgot that Jiajing was opposite him.

His shouting was no less than adding fuel to the fire, and Jiajing's temper came up with a flash.

You actually dare to shout in front of me, it’s a big deal!

Jiajing immediately said angrily: "You recommended Zeng Xian, isn't Yan Maoqing recommended? If such a big thing happened to the border, are you, the chief minister of the cabinet, have no responsibility? Are you still talking cleverly and thinking that I am so easy to deceive?"

When Xia Yan heard this, his face couldn't help but stagnate. He realized that the emperor was opposite, and he seemed to be careful when he spoke.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

Jiajing is not the kind of magnanimous person. If he annoys him, the consequences will be extraordinary.

What's wrong with the Prime Minister of the Cabinet? Do you really think I dare not deal with you?

Immediately afterwards, he shouted to the outside, "Come on, throw this treacherous villain who deceives the king and the emperor into the imperial prison!"

When Xia Yan heard this, he became dumbfounded on the spot.

He is the chief minister of the cabinet. According to the example, even if he makes a mistake, he will be dismissed from office and removed from his post. After all, the court has the face of the court. If the head of officials like the chief minister of the cabinet is arrested directly, wouldn’t he slap himself in the face?

He really didn't expect that once Jiajing got angry, he would even ignore the face of the court.

No matter what rules or irregularities are, whether they are faceless or not, or what makes them angry, it is not as simple as being sent to the imperial prison.

Immediately afterwards, he issued an order to order Mao Bowen, the Minister of War, to inspect Shanxi and investigate the mutiny.

When Mao Bowen ran to Shanxi, he saw that he was in chaos. The army in Shanxi was full of slogans asking for food and wages everywhere in the military camp. Some generals were even injured by the extremely hungry soldiers!

Zeng Xian saw that the paper could no longer contain the fire, so he could only honestly explain that the border troops in Shanxi had not paid food and pay for several months. Since Yan Maoqing became the Minister of Revenue in Nanjing, the border troops had not even collected all the food and pay for them. If the court did not find a way to allocate food and pay, Shanxi would probably be in chaos.

After Mao Bowen understood the situation clearly, he rushed to report to Jiajing, asking Jiajing to allocate food and wages to stabilize the morale of the army.

When Jiajing received the news, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

You traitors, you still say how to recover Hetao and deal with the Tartars. Now the Tartars are nothing, but the towns in Shanxi are in chaos. They are so naughty!

He immediately issued an order to dismiss Zeng Xian's post and investigate, arrest him and return to Beijing for interrogation. As for food and money, where did the imperial court get so much food and money? He could only ask Yan Song to find a way to raise some food first and block the mouths of the border troops, and then ordered Mao Bowen to slowly disband the gathered border troops and let him return to his hometown to go to farm.

In this way, after nearly a month of struggle, the situation in Shanxi finally gradually stabilized, but the border troops were only more than 20,000 left.

Mao Bowen had no choice, because the court really had no money to support so many border troops, and the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue could not allocate food and salary in time. If the scale of 90,000 people was maintained, it would probably take less than a month before these border troops would cause trouble again due to shortage of food.

A farce seemed to have ended like this. From Xia Yan's proposal to recover Hetao and deal with the Tartars, to Zeng Xian's dismissal and investigated, arrested and returned to Beijing for interrogation, it took nearly half a year. In the past six months, Hetao's land has not yet recovered, and the Tartars are not hurt at all, but the town in Shanxi has been ruined and panic.

Can this matter be passed so simply?

Of course it is impossible. Even if Jiajing doesn't want to pursue it anymore, Yan Song will "take advantage of the victory to pursue" and find a way to completely trample Xia Yan to death. What's more, Jiajing's anger is not gone at all, and he is determined to severely punish the two traitors, Xia Yan and Zeng Xian.

Next, under the leadership of Yan Song, Zeng Xian was detained for lying about military information, robbing food and pay, and bribing Shangguan. He was directly asked to be executed. His family was exiled for three thousand miles and was forever in the border.

Poor Zeng Xian was involved in the power struggle in the court and was inexplicably beheaded.

To be honest, he is really a pretty good border commander. At least, during the more than ten years after Yang Cong left office, the Tartars repeatedly invaded the border and did not get any benefits. If you want to talk about the ability to command troops and fight, he is many times better than the Hou Qiuluan of Xianning.

It’s a pity that he followed the wrong person, he followed the wrong person Xia Yan, the arrogant madman. So what if he is strong? The madman Xia Yan can’t play with the Yin man Yan Song!

After being imprisoned, he also wrote a poem, including one of which: Yuan Gong was originally a hundred years of planning, but Chao Cuo was in danger of the seven kingdoms.

This poem is taken from an allusion from the Western Han Dynasty. Chao Cuo, the censor at that time, suggested that Emperor Jing reduce the vassals, which led to the rebellion of the seven kingdoms. Yuan Ang, known as the "unparalleled sect", suggested that Chao Cuo behead him to calm the wrath of the princes.

In fact, beheading Chao Cuo could not quell the rebellion of the seven kingdoms. In the end, Emperor Jing led the army to quell the rebellion.

Zeng Xian means that I am really wronged!

He was indeed wronged, because he did not lie about military information, did not withhold food and salary, nor did he bribe Xia Yan. He had been performing his duties in the border areas, and had been trying to find ways to deal with the Tartars and pacify the troubles in the northwest border. It can be said that he was devoted to the country.

Unfortunately, no matter how good you do or capable you are, or if you are dedicated to your country, it is useless. The key is to follow the right person!

Like Qiu Luan, it’s just a piece of shit, fighting or something, and knows nothing at all. They lie about military information, withhold food and salary, bribe Yan Song, etc., and they often do it!

The problem is that they follow the right person, so now they are living well, but he is beheaded.

Immediately afterwards, Yan Song slandered Jiajing, implying that Xia Yan had expressed dissatisfaction with Jiajing in front of him many times, and even falsely blamed Jiajing for some of the court's mistakes.

Jiajing was so angry that he immediately issued an order to kill Xia Yan in half!

A powerful minister was killed like this. When he died, he didn't even understand what he had made. He was beheaded in half. Is that?

He did not make any big mistakes. His biggest mistake was to support Yan Song, a traitor!
Chapter completed!