Night falls, inside the Yangxin Hall.
Jiajing exhaled a breath of turbid air, and then stood up from the futon. His eyes were full of joy. Since he used the thunder method today, he suddenly felt that his thoughts were clear and he seemed to feel something. The feeling of stagnation during the previous breathing practice also disappeared, and my own strength successfully broke through to the second level of Qi Refining.
Feeling the mana circulating in his body, Jiajing picked up the teacup. With just a little force, the teacup instantly turned into powder! It drifted away with the wind with a gentle blow, and the remaining tea in the cup also flowed to the ground along the palm of my hand.
Just as Jiajing was immersed in this feeling, Lu Fang entered the Nourishing Heart Hall with silent steps.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Yan Ge wants to see you!" Lu Fang lowered her head, the look of respect on her face became even greater.
"Go and let him in." Jiajing heard this, waved his hand and said with a relaxed expression.
Soon, Yan Song entered the Yangxin Hall with the support of the eunuch, and saluted Jiajing tremblingly.
"No courtesy, no courtesy, Mr. Yan Ge, please get up quickly!" Upon seeing this, Jiajing hurriedly stepped forward to help Yan Song and helped Yan Song to the seat in front of him.
"Your Majesty, the confiscation of Han Fan's house in Pingliang Prefecture has been completed. Here are the account books. Please have your Majesty take a look at them!" After Yan Song said this, he took out the account books from his sleeve and handed them to Jiajing respectfully.
Jiajing took the account book from Yan Song and was shocked when he saw the numbers on it: "Fifty-two million two hundred and sixty thousand taels in cash! There are also five mansions in the capital and 80,000 acres of land."
Jiajing put down the account book and couldn't help but sigh: "This is richer than my internal treasury, which is less than two million taels of silver!"
Yan Song then lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty, should I send these 5.26 million taels of silver to the national treasury, or directly to your internal funds?"
Jiajing pondered for a moment and then said: "Four million two hundred and sixty thousand taels will be sent to the treasury, and the rest will be sent to my internal funds. I will still have use for it in the future."
"Yes, Your Majesty! I will take care of it now." After receiving His Majesty's order, Yan Song did not stop for a moment before preparing to leave.
Jiajing suddenly spoke up and stopped Yan Song: "Don't worry, the money matter is not urgent for the time being. How is the collection of the evidence I asked you to collect earlier?"
"Your Majesty, I have collected almost all the evidence regarding the clan's crimes! I am currently sorting it out and will present it soon." Yan Song was suddenly stopped by Jiajing, paused, and then responded.
"Okay, Mr. Yan Ge is worthy of being my minister of the Ming Dynasty! You go down and do your work, I won't disturb you anymore." After listening to Yan Song's report, Jiajing praised him a few words and sent him away.
"I just hope this fire will burn even bigger!" Jiajing looked at Yan Song's leaving figure and said silently to himself.
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Capital, Prince Yu's Mansion.
Since Jiajing had confiscated the house during the day, it fell on Yan Song, the chief minister of the cabinet, which made the remaining people in Qingliu feel a serious sense of crisis. At the invitation of Prince Yu Zhu Zaijing (ji), they all gathered in Prince Yu's Mansion. to discuss next steps.
"Hmph, Yan Song copied 8.72 million taels of silver from Han Fan in Pingliang Prefecture, but only reported 5.26 million taels. The more than 3 million taels of silver in the middle were all misappropriated by the Yan Party!"
In the study, Xu Jie told everyone the news he didn't know where he got it from, causing a burst of indignation.
"This strict party is really causing harm to the country and the people! You dare to be greedy with so much money. If all of it is used for people's livelihood, we will not have so many hungry people in the Ming Dynasty." Gao Gong on the side listened to Xu Jie After saying this, he said angrily.
"Oh, if the strict party is not eliminated, our Ming Dynasty will never have peace!" Zhu Zaijing on the side also couldn't help but sigh.
"By the way, today my father just revoked the title of King Han Fanzhao of Pingliang Prefecture and did nothing else?" Zhu Zaijing looked at Xu Jie and asked.
"Yes, today your Majesty only demoted King Zhao's title and liquidated the crimes he committed. He did not go any further!" Xu Jie looked at King Yu in surprise and explained.
"Then I'm relieved. To be honest, the clan members asked me to come here to inquire about the news. After all, everything that happened today is really scary." Zhu Zaijing was obviously relieved after hearing Xu Jie's exact answer. .
"Alas, if His Majesty hadn't stopped us, our previous plan would have been implemented smoothly! Now there is no need to be a strict party." Gao Gong sighed, his tone full of helplessness.
"Yes, after all, His Majesty had already said such words at that time. If anyone dares to do anything in Zhejiang, he is simply asking for death!" Zhang Juzheng, who had been silent, also said.
"At present, all the people with lofty ideals in Zhejiang are being persecuted by the government. Many of them have been imprisoned. No one dares to say that changing rice into mulberry is wrong." Xu Jie stroked his beard and continued what Zhang Juzheng said. road.
"You think, why don't we just blow up the dykes? Anyway, the ultimate goal is to cause chaos in Zhejiang. If we blow up the dykes and people's fields are submerged, Zhejiang will also be in chaos." Gao Gong hesitated for a moment and gave the answer. own idea.
"No, this matter is too risky. Zhejiang is now controlled by people from the Strict Party! If we act now, it will be a wolf in the sheep's mouth. If someone from the Strict Party finds out and reports to His Majesty, none of us can bear the anger. ." After Xu Jie heard Gao Gong's proposal, he frowned and rejected the idea.
"Then what should we do?" Gao Gong said helplessly after hearing that his idea was rejected.
"Wait, as time goes by, there will always be a chance!" Zhang Juzheng on the side comforted him.
"Alas..." Everyone was helpless and sighed deeply.
…
After Yan Song came back from the emperor, he returned to his home without stopping.
As soon as Yan Song entered the study, he saw his son Yan Shifan waiting here. It seemed that he had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing his father return, Yan Shifan hurriedly saluted and asked eagerly: "Father, what did your Majesty say?"
"What else can you say? Pour me a cup of tea first. I'm a little thirsty. Your Majesty, you really don't want me to have a cup of tea before leaving!" Yan Song glanced at his son, and then fell on the recliner without any image. .
"Father, please!" Yan Shifan poured the tea and handed it to Yan Song respectfully.
Yan Song took the tea cup and took a sip, a smile appeared on his wrinkled face.
"His Majesty didn't say anything on the other side of Yinzi. He just urged me to sort out the clan's criminal evidence as soon as possible and submit it to me!"
After hearing what his father said, Yan Shifan visibly breathed a sigh of relief, then patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Father, I have almost sorted out those files and they will be delivered the day after tomorrow at the latest."
"Okay, let's get on with it! It's been a tiring day today, and I'm a little tired." After listening to his son Yan Shifan's report, Yan Song's expression relaxed, and then he waved his hands very casually, his words full of laziness.
"Yes, I won't disturb my father's rest. I'll leave now!"
After Yan Shifan finished speaking, he stepped lightly and prepared to close the study door.
"Wait a minute, I suddenly remembered something!"
Just as Yan Shifan was about to close the study door, Yan Song suddenly sat up from the recliner and called out to Yan Shifan.
"Father, what's the matter?" Yan Shifan stopped and looked at his father on the recliner.
"How is the public opinion guidance in the capital going? Are the people you use reliable?"
"Don't worry, the person your child is using is absolutely reliable!"
"Well, it's better to be careful. It's okay. You can go down."
"yes."
