In the eighteenth year of Hongzhi (1505), Emperor Xiaozong of Ming Dynasty was a scholar, and the Ministry of Rites moved to Shangshu, with a bachelor's degree in Hanlin Academy. In the twenty-first year of Jiajing (1542), he joined the cabinet at the age of 63. He added Shao Fu, also a surname of Prince, and a university student in the main hall. Later, he was changed to a college student in Shao Shi and Huagaidian. In the twenty-seventh year of Jiajing (1548), he slandered Xia Yan, and later served as the cabinet record, specializing in national politics for nearly fifteen years. ?
In his later years, he lost power because of an incident that angered Emperor Jiajing. In the forty-first year of Jiajing (1562), he was ordered to be an official. In the 43rd year of Jiajing (1564), Yan Shifan was arrested, his property was confiscated and buried in the tomb. Two years later, he died of illness at the age of 87.
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Yan and his son have long been hated by upright people for bribing and bending the law, and people have come forward to impeach them. However, due to the partiality of Emperor Shizong of Ming Dynasty and Yan Song's treachery and cunning, these impeachments not only failed, but those who impeached their father and son in the last chapter were often hit hard, losing their official position and not saying anything, and some even took their lives.
Shen Lian, a security guard, wrote a letter to impeach Yan Song. Sejong not only failed to convict Yan Song, but also believed that Shen Lian vilified the minister and ordered Shen Lianting to kill him and dismiss him from office. Yan's father and son did not give up. A few years later, they ordered their cronies to look for opportunities to frame them. Shen Lian was beheaded, two of his three sons were killed and one was sent to the border.
Yang Jisheng, the first remonstrator in Ming Dynasty, was also convicted of impeaching Yan Song. In the thirty-second year of Jiajing (1553), Yang Jisheng, then the minister of the Ministry of War, published "Please Punish Thieves and Ministers", which revealed the true face of Yan Song's disaster to the country and people.
But Yan Song framed Yang Jisheng for colluding with the two kings. The headstrong Sejong is the most taboo for ministers to have a hard time with him and make friends with his son for fear of being forced to court. Therefore, he ordered the arrest and imprisonment of Yang Jisheng without asking whether Yan Song's allegations were true.
After more than two years in prison, Yang Jisheng was executed in the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing (1555).