"Phew, I'm finally back!"
In the Governor's Mansion of Zhejiang Province, Hu Zongxian raised his head from his desk, looked at the familiar furnishings in the room, and couldn't help but sigh.
At this moment, a guard opened the door and came in, reporting: "My Lord Governor, according to your previous instructions, I have asked you to wait in the meeting hall."
"Well, I understand. You can go down." After listening to his subordinate's report, Hu Zongxian nodded, put down the brush in his hand, and walked out of the room.
From Hu Zongxian's room to the meeting hall of the Governor's Mansion, one needs to walk through a long corridor. There are green plants on both sides of the corridor. Looking around, it is full of green, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
When Hu Zongxian entered the meeting hall, everyone present stood up from their seats and bowed slightly.
"Lord Governor!"
"Okay, everyone, please sit down. I summoned you here today. Actually, it's not a big deal. The main reason is to know what happened in the Governor's Mansion during my absence."
After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he sat down at the top, then picked up the teapot on the side and poured himself a cup of hot tea.
"Your Majesty the Governor, these are the records compiled by the official in recent days. Please take a look."
Seeing this, Zheng Michang on the side quickly handed the booklet in his hand respectfully to Hu Zongxian.
After Hu Zongxian took the brochure from Zheng Michang's hand, he calmed down and began to browse the contents.
After turning a few pages, Hu Zongxian seemed to suddenly remember it, and turned his gaze to Zheng Michang and asked: "Where is the salt tax? Is there any problem?"
"I'm reporting to the Governor, when Yan Maoqing came to collect the salt tax, everything went smoothly and there was no mistake in the process!"
When Zheng Michang saw this, he reported in a deep voice.
"Yeah, well done."
After listening to Zheng Michang's report, Hu Zongxian nodded and continued to look at the booklet in his hand.
After a long time, after Hu Zongxian finished browsing the above contents, he encouraged him: "Thank you for your hard work these days. There are no mistakes in the daily affairs of the Governor's Mansion. Not bad."
"By the way, I heard that you attacked the Wen family in the city? Is this happening?"
Hu Zongxian put down the book recording the affairs in his hand and turned to ask Zheng Michang.
"Mr. Governor, this is what happened..."
As Zheng Michang spoke, he began to explain the ins and outs of the matter to Hu Zongxian.
"Well, this Wen family should have been killed long ago! It's just that I never found the reason before."
Later, when Hu Zongxian learned that all the huge amounts of property confiscated from the Wen family had been transported to the capital, he breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that the memorial submitted earlier made His Majesty pay attention to this matter!"
After Zheng Michang finished reporting his work, Ma Ningyuan stood up and asked, "Teacher, what did the court ask you to do before?"
After Ma Ningyuan raised this question, the curiosity of the rest of the people was also aroused.
Yes, what on earth could have caused the dignified Governor-General of Zhejiang and Governor of Zhejiang to leave quietly for such a long time?
Seeing everyone's faces full of curiosity, Hu Zongxian took a sip of tea and said loudly: "I previously learned about Wang Zhi's whereabouts from the Japanese pirates, so I reported to the court and begged the court to send troops to attack! Later, with the support of His Majesty, The navy dispatched thirty-six ships to support this battle."
"Mr. Governor, what happened? Did you catch Wang Zhi?" Gao Hanwen on the side couldn't restrain his eagerness and asked.
"This is natural! Not only that, on the way back, we unexpectedly encountered a Japanese pirate fleet and wiped out most of them." Hu Zongxian glanced at Gao Hanwen and then said.
"Destroyed the Japanese pirates, captured the Japanese pirate leader Wang Zhi, and annihilated most of the Japanese pirates' ships!"
Each of these items, listed individually, is a huge contribution! And this also means that the newly promoted Governor-General in front of him will be promoted again.
Soon, everyone reacted and said in unison: "Congratulations, Mr. Governor!"
Hu Zongxian didn't pay too much attention to this, but waved his hand very casually and said: "I have to go back later to continue writing the memorial to be submitted to the court. Let's get here first today!"
"Yes, Lord Governor!"
Seeing that Hu Zongxian had important matters to deal with next, everyone could no longer disturb him and left one after another.
After everyone left, Hu Zongxian shook his head, then returned to his study, spread out paper and pen, and started writing a memorial.
"Your Majesty, Hu Zongxian has returned to the court recently. The Japanese pirates who were previously entrenched near the Zhoushan Islands have been wiped out. Not only that, they also successfully captured the Japanese pirate leader Wang Zhi!"
"On the way back, the fleet encountered Japanese pirate warships, fought fiercely with them, and sank nine Japanese pirate warships. Except for one of our ships that was attacked by Japanese pirate artillery fire and suffered some damage to the hull, there were no other losses! "
"In this battle, the total amount of silver seized is thirteen million taels! I have loaded it on the ship and will arrive in the capital soon. Wang Zhi, the leader of the Japanese pirates, is also on the way. I hope that your majesty will send a royal guard to the front." Go to respond, here is the list of meritorious service in this battle..."
After Hu Zongxian completed the memorial, he put down the brush in his hand and breathed a long sigh of relief.
After the ink on the paper was dry, Hu Zongxian called his subordinates and said in a deep voice: "Submit this memorial to the cabinet. It is urgent at 800 miles without delay!"
"Yes, Lord Governor! My subordinates will definitely deliver it."
The subordinate carefully put away the memorial handed to him by Hu Zongxian and left quickly.
Seeing that the memorial had been successfully sent, Hu Zongxian immediately ordered his men to take out his recliner.
“It’s still more comfortable on the recliner!”
After Hu Zongxian finished sighing, he lay down on the deck chair and basked in the sun, feeling quite comfortable.
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Forbidden City, Hall of Nourishing Heart.
After Jiajing finished practicing for the day, he softly called: "Lu Fang?"
Lu Fang, who had been waiting outside the hall, entered the Yangxin Hall with silent steps after hearing Jiajing's call.
As soon as he entered, Lu Fang bowed and said, "Your Majesty, do you have anything to tell me?"
"Come, play chess with me."
As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, a eunuch arranged the chessboard.
"Come on, sit down!"
After Jiajing took his seat, he pointed to the empty seat opposite him.
Lu Fang didn't refuse and sat directly opposite Jiajing.
Just hearing a 'click' sound, Jiajing picked up a black chess piece from the chess basket and placed it on the chessboard.
Not to be outdone, Lu Fang immediately followed.
After the two sides made several moves, Jiajing slowly said: "Did they make any movement?"
Lu Fang's expression remained unchanged, he placed the white chess piece in his hand on the chessboard, and reported: "Recently, Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Xu Ge have been quite peaceful, and there hasn't been much movement. It's just Li Chunfang, the Minister of Rites. It’s quite lively, and there’s an endless stream of officials visiting every day.”
"Heh, let Jin Yiwei go check these people. There is no need to deal with them for now. I keep them for some purpose."
After Jiajing finished speaking, he put down the chess pieces in his hands and gave instructions in a deep voice.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" After Lu Fang finished speaking, he placed the chess pieces in his hands onto the chessboard.
"By the way, Your Majesty, I have something important to report!"
Lu Fang said, and the expression on his face immediately became serious.
"Oh, what's the matter?"
Jiajing was attracted by Lu Fang's serious expression, raised his eyebrows and asked.
"The three things you prayed to God at the sacrificial ceremony have been circulated in countless versions in the capital. What's more, there are even rumors saying that Your Majesty has achieved enlightenment and become an immortal! I'm thinking, should I let you Jin Yiwei goes..."
After Lu Fang finished speaking, his face was filled with hesitation.
"No need, let them spread it as much as they like! It's just a rumor, and the people just treat it as something to talk about after dinner."
After Jiajing finished speaking, he glanced at Lu Fang and said calmly.
"Speaking of which, Lu Fang, do you think the rumors in the market are true? Have I really become an immortal?"
Jiajing said, turning his eyes to Lu Fang, half-smiling.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Lu Fang did not answer Jiajing's question, but knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice.
"Get up, our chess game isn't over yet? You lost!"
Jiajing said, placing the black chess piece in his hand on the chessboard and laughing loudly.
(End of chapter)
