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Corrupt officials have a lot of money and their sources are unknown, so most of them like to hide money. However, it is said that Yan Song and his son Yan Shifan have different preferences for hiding money. Yan Song kept a low profile and turned piles of gold and silver ingots and bars into daily necessities such as pots and pans. Unlike his father, Yan Shifan is much more extravagant. He likes to be surrounded by Jinshan Yinshan, so he dug a dozen cellars at home to put gold and silver jewelry.
Shortly after the fall of Yan Song, Yan Shifan was impeached and imprisoned. In the second year, after closing the case, he was beheaded, so Yan Song was stripped naked and all his property was stolen. It is said that his family property was included in the property seizure list at that time. Because the number is really huge, the number of words recorded is also increasing, and finally there are more than 60 thousand words, which has become a book. The title of the book is Tianshui Iceberg Record, which means "The sunset is like an iceberg".
According to Tianshui Iceberg Record, Yan Song always found more than 10,000 taels of gold, 2,000 taels of silver and thousands of pieces of gold and silver jewelry. As far as Yan Song's gold and silver are concerned, compared with the 2.5 million taels of gold and 50 million taels of silver discovered by his former eunuch Liu Jin, it is really dwarfed, even worse than some of his men.
But unlike eunuchs without vulgar culture, Yan Song himself is very accomplished in literature and naturally likes to be arty. He often exchanges money for various paintings, books and other items. Yan Song's collection of nature is excellent calligraphy and painting, rare rare books, and the value of these cultural relics is not comparable to that of ordinary gold and silver.
Brief introduction of Yan Song and his son
Because Yan Song was loyal to his wife all his life and didn't take concubinage, he didn't have many children. According to the records, there are only two daughters and one son, Yan Shifan. As an only child, Yan Shifan was deeply loved by Yan Song since he was a child. He's always bullying others and running amok. Finally, Yan Song's tragic fate can also be said to be implicated by his son to some extent.
It is said that Yan Shifan is short and fat, which is quite different from his thin and tall father, Yan Song. However, he inherited Yan Song's cleverness very well, so he was clever from childhood and familiar with the current situation when he grew up, so he could read other people's minds and was even called the first gifted scholar in Jiajing period. Yan Shifan did not pass the imperial examination, but borrowed the grace of Yan Song, first entered imperial academy, and then directly entered the official position. With the support and promotion of Yan Song, he rose all the way.
Later, because Yan Song was a senior official and cabinet official, but he was old and often had to wait on the emperor, he slowly handed over administrative affairs to his son Yan Shifan. The official manuscript he wrote catered to the wishes of Emperor Jiajing. In addition, it is said that many green words of Yan Song praised by the emperor were also written by Yan Shifan. This shows Yan Shifan's cleverness, so father and son were called "prime ministers" at that time.
After the father and son came to power, they became more and more unscrupulous, and Yan Shifan was even more extravagant and extravagant, committing all kinds of evils. Yan Shifan earns money by selling official titles. He was so rich that he hid Jinshan Yinshan in the cellar. Once he showed it to his father, and Yan Song felt that a catastrophe was imminent. Life in Yan Shifan is more luxurious, with 27 wives and countless maids. It is said that Ximen Qing in Jin Ping Mei was based on him, and there was another one at that time.
Finally, Yan Shifan was impeached and imprisoned, and was beheaded the next year. Because of him, Yan Song was deprived of his official position, exiled to Shu Ren, and his property was confiscated.
What happened to Yan Song?
Yan Song's fate is not good. He is a famous T.
At this time, Yan Song also clashed with the second assistant. Knowing that the emperor was dissatisfied with Yan Song, Fu paid bribes to Taoist priests who were closely related to the emperor. The Taoist priest told the emperor that a father and son were making waves in the imperial court, waiting for the rise and fall of the emperor. The emperor's heart moved. Soon, the emperor's bedroom caught fire, and Yan Song suggested that he go to the Nangong. Nangong is the place where Yingzong was imprisoned. The emperor felt unlucky and became increasingly dissatisfied with Yan Song. The second time, the suggestion of building a more gorgeous sleeping hall won the favor of the emperor.
Other courtiers in the imperial court also discovered the emperor's attitude towards Yan Song and impeached them one after another. Under the covert operation of Er Fu, Yan Song was deprived of all his official positions. Yan Song's son is a very greedy man. He often uses his power to oppress the people. Because of this, he was also impeached by the suggestion. Yan Shifan was a sergeant guarding Leizhou, but later he fled back to his hometown. Yan Shifan's behavior was reported, and the emperor was very angry. Finally, he was sentenced to beheading. Yan Song was implicated by his son, and he became an ordinary citizen. Yan Song's property was also confiscated. The emperor put half of the confiscated money into the state treasury, and the other half was used for military pay.
Finally, the old people in Yan Song have to live a hard life in thatched cottages, and often there is not enough food. Two years later, Yan Song died alone. Yan Song died without a coffin or an undertaker. Yan Song's fate is not tragic.