In "Ming Dynasty 1566", Hu Zongxian is a person who struggles to survive in the cracks. He is excellent in both military and political affairs, loyal to the country, and is a rare pillar of talent.
It's just that due to his natural strict party identity, Hu Zongxian always faces more resistance than ordinary people. Whether it is Qingliu or Yan Dang, whether it is a teacher or a monarch's father, everyone knows that he understands the general situation and takes the overall situation into account, so everyone uses him as a tool. 
After Shen Yishi's house was raided, two boxes full of account books were secretly transported from Zhejiang to Beijing. As the head of the household department of the Ming Dynasty, Comrade Zhu Houxi is not an ordinary angry, from the governor to the governor, from the political envoy to the envoy, all the staff are collecting the wool of the weaving bureau. Although there are no names of Yan Song and Yan Shifan's father and son in the account books, with Jiajing's suspicious character, he suddenly has the feeling that Zhizi is suspicious of his neighbor. Once the seeds of doubt are planted, sooner or later they will take root and sprout. So, taking the opportunity of summoning Hu Zongxian, Jiajing talked about whether Yan Song was involved in corruption in person. For Hu Zongxian, this topic is not very friendly, and no matter how he answers, he can't escape the fate of being roasted on the fire. So, he kicked the ball back to Jiajing," he saidYan Ge has been in politics for 20 years, whether he is greedy or not, or others are greedy under his sign, or he himself is corrupt and bribery, the emperor knows him better than Weichen. 
Jiajing lacked skills, and was beaten by Hu Zongxian with a wave of counterattacks, and his mood was really not beautiful enough. “Speaking of Yan Song, I don't know him better than you, you want to exonerate him, I also want to exonerate him, but the only one who can really exonerate him is himself. You take these accounts now and go to see Yan Song overnight. 
Jiajing's trick was indeed vicious, and he directly tested Yan Song and Hu Zongxian, the master and apprentice, with a set of test questions. If Hu Zongxian did not agree to go to Yanfu, he would have resisted and disobeyedIf Yan Song saw the two boxes opened without authorization, the truth would be revealed. Only if you don't open the box, the master and apprentice can be really happy. With the task assigned by Jiajing, Hu Zongxian knocked on the door of Yan Ge's hometown overnight. At midnight, the master and apprentice were reunited. Although it has only been less than half a year since the last meeting, the general trend between master and apprentice and the situation has become different. Like the master and apprentice we are familiar with, Yan Song asked with concern as soon as they met**Have you eaten?A simple greeting directly shortened the distance between the two sides. 
The two masters and apprentices, one is the first assistant of the cabinet, and the other is a feudal official, and the topic of the chat is naturally inseparable from the situation in the court and the national policies implemented. Yan Song, as the first assistant and in charge, is naturally afraid of thieves and thieves. Therefore, he is more concerned about the movements of his political opponent Xu Jie. Taking advantage of the matter of changing rice to mulberry and borrowing grain from Jiangsu, he launched a tentative inquiry with Hu Zongxian. “You went to Yingtian to borrow grain from Zhao Zhenji, how did he borrow you?Is he willing to borrow you as soon as you go, or is it that you used military orders and he has no choice but to borrow you?
Frankly speaking, although Yan Song was deceived by his son, he still has a clear understanding of officialdom philosophy and political struggle. Therefore, he didn't believe in Qingliu's promise or Xu Jie's personality from the bottom of his bones. Lu Fang said that Hu Zongxian is like a daughter-in-law who is not pleasing to both sides. Since she is a daughter-in-law, concealment is a necessary skill. Therefore, Hu Zongxian's answer is very interesting."Returning to his teacher, no matter what, Zhao Zhenji still lent Nanzhili's grain to Zhejiang. Everyone is in charge of a province, and he also has difficulties. 
This passage of Hu Zongxian is worth savoring. He seems to be excusing Zhao Zhenji, but the short five words "no matter what" are as informative as a thousand words. He euphemistically told the truth about his borrowing of grain, which confirmed Yan Song's speculation. Yan Song continued to ask if someone above had greeted Zhao Zhenji, and Hu Zongxian fought and retreated, ".Teacher,**But I know how to do things honestly, and there are no basis for things,**I don't dare to speculate. At this point, Hu Zongxian didn't seem to have said anything, but he had already said everything. With the help of the tool man Hu Zongxian, Yan Song already had a basic judgment on the whole picture of the grain borrowing. 
Yan Song's test of Xu Jie has just ended, and Jiajing's test of Yan Song has officially begun. The master and apprentice chatted for a while, Hu Zongxian here ate leftovers, and Yan Ge Lao over there noticed the box. With Hu Zongxian's personality, he is willing to excuse his mentor Yan Ge from the bottom of his heart. However, he couldn't say it directly, after all, with Jiajing's energy that was open to the sky and his minions, once Hu Zongxian had the slightest hint of it, it would reach his ears sooner or later. Before Hu Zongxian entered the Yan Mansion, Jiajing once said, ".Last time Yan Song didn't see you, I know. It's not that he doesn't see you, it's that Yan Shifan won't let you see him. Now that I have asked Yan Song to let Yan Shifan move out, you can see him this time. 
At first glance, these words seem commonplace, but when you think about it carefully, it is simply scary. Jiajing actually knows the ins and outs, causes and consequences of this matter more clearly than the person concerned, Hu Zongxian, which makes people's backs chill. Therefore, this seemingly unrelated passage is actually Jiajing warning Hu Zongxian, it is best not to play tricks, I am secretly observing Yan Song and your every move. It was for this reason that after Hu Zongxian left the palace, Lu Fang would say a meaningful word to him,"Believe in the emperor, believe in the elder, don't make up your mind. 
The meaning of this is very straightforward, Hu Zongxian, don't act rashly and pretend to be smart, otherwise you will get into trouble. Dongchang and Jinyiwei are not dry meals. As soon as Hu Zongxian stepped into the door, Yan Song immediately understood half of the matter - after all, there were still seals on the two boxes. However, life is like a play, and acting is expensive. Regarding the box brought by Hu Zongxian, Yan Song also pretended not to know, and deliberately blamed Hu Zongxian for not giving him a gift. 
Hu Zongxian came to Yanfu with exam questions. Therefore, he decisively said that the account book in the box was confiscated from Shen Yishi. However, how to pass the word to Yan Song quietly, this is what Hu Zongxian is worried about. He first briefly said the amount of Shen Yishi's family property confiscated - compared to the bribery personnel in the account books, this is public data, and there is no possibility of leakage. As the number one leader in Zhejiang, Hu Zongxian's words are obvious, even if it is a landlord like Shen Yishi, there is not much surplus grain. When informing Yan Song, he said this, ".Teacher, this is not an accident, don't be too anxious. The implication of this sentence is obviousThis is not an accident- Translated, as the governor of Zhejiang, I know the local situation very well;Don't be in too much of a hurry- In other words, Shen Yishi's case did not involve Xiao Ge Lao.
Yan Song heard the sound of **, and immediately switched to the daily mode of worrying about the country and the people. Seeing that his mentor had entered the state of an actor, Hu Zongxian cooperated with Yan Song to start acting, and the master and apprentice tried their best to protect their mentor and the other to protect their lives. Between back and forth, the standard answer that Jiajing wanted was performed. Hu Zongxian symbolically threw out a question, ".What if this account book involves the elder of the small pavilion and the rest of the court?With the foreshadowing above, Yan Song's heart is clear and clear - Shen Yishi's case does not involve his son. Acting has to play a full set, and his answer is strict and categorical,".Then he is also self-inflicted, and cannot live.
So far, under the secret direction of Hu Zongxian, Yan Yan has once again become a bubble. In the Ming Dynasty, whether it was Jiajing who called for wind and rain, or Yan Song who sheltered from the wind and rain, everyone was keen to use tools. It's just that the sober tool will eventually backfire on the people behind the control.