"Lu Fang, you lost again!"
After Jiajing finished speaking, he dropped the chess piece in his hand onto the chessboard with a look of helplessness.
"I'm sorry to say it bluntly, Your Majesty, your chess skills are unmatched by anyone in the entire Ming Dynasty!"
Lu Fang on the side wiped the sweat on her forehead and complimented.
"I still know my chess skills very well."
After Jiajing finished speaking, he glanced at Lu Fang and said lightly.
"That's all, I'm a little tired after playing so many games, so I'll just come here today."
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, a eunuch came forward and respectfully put the chessboard away, waiting to take it out when His Majesty became interested.
"Your Majesty, would you like me to have the imperial kitchen bring some refreshments?"
Lu Fang stood up from her seat, stood next to Jiajing, and said softly.
"Well, I'm a little hungry too, so I'll ask the imperial kitchen to bring some snacks over."
Jiajing nodded, agreeing to Lu Fang's proposal.
After a while, the snacks sent from the imperial dining room were placed on the table. They were still as dazzling as before, with many flavors.
"Oh, I forgot to mention it. Next time, I will ask the imperial kitchen to send less food! There is so much for both of us to eat!"
After Jiajing saw the snacks sent from the imperial dining room, he suddenly remembered, and then said in a deep voice.
Then Jiajing picked up a piece of pastry and put it into his mouth. After savoring the taste, he said to Lu Fang beside him: "Why are you still standing there? Sit down and eat with me!"
"Slave, thank you for your grace!"
After Lu Fang finished speaking, he sat down at the seat prepared for him, and then tasted the taste of these snacks with Jiajing.
For the next period of time, neither the master nor the servant spoke anymore. They just silently put the cakes into their mouths and took a sip of tea from time to time.
"Okay, get out!"
Jiajing saw that Lu Fang no longer wanted to touch these pastries, so he immediately ordered.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The eunuch took the order and quickly removed all the pastries.
At this moment, the guard's announcement came from outside: "Your Majesty, someone has sent a letter outside! This is a letter delivered to you by Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang Province and the governor of Zhejiang, and written to you by Tan Lun, the governor of Fujian. .”
"Oh, Tan Lun?"
After Jiajing heard the guard's report, he immediately recalled Tan Lun's life and past in his mind.
"Okay, let him in!"
After Jiajing finished speaking, he looked at Lu Fang and said loudly.
Soon, the visitor entered the Yangxin Hall under the guidance of the eunuch.
He knelt on the ground with a thump and raised the letter in his hand high above his head: "Your Majesty, this is the letter delivered to you by the Governor!"
"Well, Lu Fang, bring me the letter."
As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, Lu Fang came to the visitor, took the letter away, and handed it respectfully to Jiajing's hands.
"Okay, I have received the letter! You can go down and rest first."
After Jiajing finished speaking, a young eunuch came forward and took the guests down to rest.
Jiajing did not rush to open the letter. Instead, he looked at Lu Fang and asked, "Lu Fang, guess what's in the letter Tan Lun wrote to me?"
After hearing Jiajing's question, Lu Fang thought for a long time and responded: "Your Majesty, I dare to guess that the letter should be about the local situation in Fujian."
"Wrong. If the letter records the local situation in Fujian, there is no need to ask Hu Zongxian to forward it to me! Just follow the normal process."
After Jiajing finished speaking, he opened the envelope and the content on it surprised Jiajing.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, Tan Lun, your Majesty, I have received letters from Elder Xu Jie and Xu Ge in recent days."
"In the letter, Mr. Xu Ge promised to Xianguan that he would support Xianguan in eradicating bandits in Fujian Province. He also promised to reduce the burden on the people of Fujian, redress unjust, false and wrongful cases, vigorously punish corrupt officials, and rectify officialdom!"
"Xiaoguan was very happy when he received Mr. Xu Ge's letter. He thought that Mr. Xu Ge always cared about the people of Fujian Province! But then he thought about it and realized that Mr. Xu Ge wanted to go through Xiaguan. To achieve the goal of one’s own party struggle.”
"In addition, there are two pieces of paper mixed with the letter. Those two pieces of paper are the letters written by Mr. Xu Ge to the subordinate."
"Because I have no way of contacting Your Majesty directly, I just asked Governor Hu to forward this letter on your behalf. Please forgive me if I have disturbed Your Majesty!"
After Jiajing read Tan Lun's letter to him, he took out the two pieces of paper Tan Lun mentioned from the envelope, and the handwriting on them belonged to Xu Jie, the deputy minister of the cabinet.
"Haha, interesting, really interesting! Then everything will make sense."
"Yan Song and Xu Jie are setting up a stage to sing with me!"
Jiajing read the contents of the letter without changing his expression, and then laughed loudly.
"Your Majesty, what happened?"
Seeing this, Lu Fang quickly asked Jiajing.
"Here, let's see for yourself!"
After Jiajing finished speaking, he handed the envelope in his hand to Lu Fang's hand.
Lu Fang respectfully took the envelope from Jiajing's hand. After he read the contents on it, he couldn't help but be shocked.
"Your Majesty, this is the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Jiajing looked at the surprised look on Lu Fang's face, waved his hand, and said calmly: "I just want them to fight! But, it must be within my control."
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
Lu Fang was quite puzzled by Jiajing's words, and then asked.
"Lu Fang, think about it, since Qingliu and Yandang are already so powerful, they want to get rid of each other quickly! Why don't we take advantage of it?"
"Right now, both Yan Song and Xu Jie have figured out my temper, and know that if they continue to engage in the same party and oppose dissenters, they will only arouse my disgust! In order to gain my favor and attack their opponents as much as possible, they can only pass Compete in terms of political performance and so on.”
"The more efficient Qingliu's side is, the more incompetent Yandang's side will appear, and vice versa."
"Therefore, in order to completely defeat the other party, both parties will definitely use all means to please me! As long as I use it a little, I can make them willing to do things for me, thus benefiting the people."
After listening to Jiajing's explanation, Lu Fang gradually understood and said excitedly: "In this way, we can not only control the party struggle between the two parties within a reasonable range, but also use the hands of these officials to control the situation." The imperial court's policies are carried out unimpeded! Moreover, the whole process is completely voluntary on their part."
"With Your Majesty here, our Ming Dynasty will prosper forever!"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, my sage, I, my servant, see your Majesty! Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!"
At this time, Lu Fang was completely impressed by Jiajing's plan. Because he was so excited, his whole body began to tremble slightly! With infinite respect for Jiajing, Lu Fang knelt on the ground and spoke loudly.
"Well, get up."
Jiajing just glanced at Lu Fang and said calmly.
Then Jiajing turned his attention to the envelope on the desk and said silently to himself: "Oh, you didn't expect that Hu Zongxian from the Yan Party and Tan Lun from Qingliu are already my people!"
Then Jiajing suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his heart, spread out his pen and paper, and began to write a reply to Tan Lun.
The content above is very simple, with only one short sentence: "I am aware of what Aiqing said before! Act according to the content of the letter first. If you have any questions, you can report them directly to me."
After the ink on the paper was dry, Jiajing called Lu Fang over and whispered, "Send this letter to Tan Lun."
Lu Fang also saw the content on the paper, and her body couldn't help but trembled, and she said respectfully: "I obey, Your Majesty!"
Ps: Thanks for the 100 starting coin tip at the end of Paris
(End of chapter)
