After that, several days passed, and finally Hai Rui arrived in the capital!
Under the escort of the accompanying guards, Hai Rui and his wife Wang got off the boat.
"Is this the capital city? There are so many people!"
Hai Rui's wife, Wang, couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the towering city walls in the distance and the bustling crowds at the pier.
"Yes, this is the capital!"
Even Hai Rui was shocked by the prosperity of the capital at this moment.
At this moment, Zhao Zhenji walked up with a smile on his face, his hands behind his back, and said.
"Now that we have finally arrived in the capital, Hai Rui, do you have a place to stay in the city?"
Seeing Zhao Zhenji's question, Hai Rui quickly answered respectfully.
"Sir, I have my own way to solve this problem."
As if Zhao Zhenji saw what Hai Rui was thinking, he chuckled and explained.
"This is the capital city, and it is not comparable to your little Chun'an County!"
"Let's do this. I have a vacant house in the city. You can move in first."
Hai Rui originally wanted to refuse, but when he saw the unquestionable look on Zhao Zhenji's face, he quickly gave up the idea and saluted respectfully.
"Thank you sir, Xiaguan. When Xiaguan finds a suitable place to live, he will move out."
Zhao Zhenji took in the expression on Hai Rui's face and continued.
"You don't have to worry. I haven't been to that house for a long time, so just feel free to live there!"
"Whenever you get tired of living here, it's never too late to move out."
Just when Hai Rui was about to refuse, a large group of guards suddenly appeared from not far away and quickly headed towards the dock.
When Hai Rui saw this, a look of confusion appeared on his face, he turned his gaze to Zhao Zhenji and asked.
"Sir, this..."
"It doesn't matter, this may be sent by His Majesty to take care of me."
Zhao Zhenji seemed to have expected this, with his hands behind his back and a calm look.
Seeing that Zhao Zhenji was so confident, Hai Rui quickly felt relieved, and then waited at the spot with Zhao Zhenji.
Soon, this large group of guards came to Zhao Zhenji.
When the leader saw this, he immediately knelt down respectfully and spoke to Zhao Zhenji.
"Master Zhao, I have received your Majesty's order and came to meet you!"
"Well, you should lead the way."
When Zhao Zhenji heard that it was the person sent by the emperor to take care of him, he immediately looked stern and gave the order.
"Yes, sir, please follow me here. A sedan has been prepared for you over there."
Seeing that he had successfully received Zhao Zhenji, the imperial envoy dispatched by His Majesty, the visitor immediately breathed a sigh of relief and then said this.
"You guys, take Hai Rui to live in the house that I have freed up."
Zhao Zhenji did not forget to give instructions before following the guard away.
"Yes, sir!"
Zhao Zhenji's subordinates saw this and responded quickly.
"Um."
Seeing that there were not many instructions left, Zhao Zhenji nodded, followed the footsteps of the visitor, got on the sedan prepared in advance, and set foot on the road to the Forbidden City.
"His Majesty Hai Rui, I would like to send you your Majesty the Imperial Envoy!"
Hai Rui looked at Zhao Zhenji's leaving figure and saluted respectfully.
"Sir, please come with us."
When Zhao Zhenji's subordinates saw this, their faces were full of respect, and they immediately said this to Hai Rui.
"Well, you guys should lead the way!"
Hai Rui ordered this after looking at his wife Wang.
…
Soon, the sedan chair Zhao Zhenji was riding in arrived at the east gate of the Forbidden City.
I saw the guard who was responsible for meeting Zhao Zhenji take out a voucher from his arms. After giving it to the imperial guards for viewing, the sedan that Zhao Zhenji was riding in was put in.
Not long after, Zhao Zhenji, who had been resting in the sedan chair with his eyes closed, heard such a voice.
"Sir, we're here!"
"Um."
After Zhao Zhenji responded, he got off the sedan and looked at the familiar Forbidden City in front of him, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Later, the person responsible for guiding Zhao Zhenji was replaced by a eunuch, and Zhao Zhenji followed the visitor all the way to the outside of the Yangxin Hall.
"Master Zhao, please come in!"
"Your Majesty has been waiting for you inside for a long time."
The eunuch from before turned around and reminded him.
"Thank you, father-in-law."
When Zhao Zhenji saw this, his face was full of respect, and he immediately and quietly stuffed a wad of silver notes into the visitor's sleeve.
"Master Zhao, you're welcome!"
After roughly sensing the thickness of the banknote, the eunuch said with a smile on his face.
"Where is it? Your Majesty's side..."
After Zhao Zhenji hesitated for a moment, he raised his question.
After hearing this, the smile on the eunuch's face remained unchanged and he lowered his voice.
"Master Zhao, don't worry, His Majesty is in a good mood recently!"
"Well, thank you very much, father-in-law."
When Zhao Zhenji heard this, he instantly felt relieved and said this.
"Master Zhao, you'd better go in quickly, don't keep His Majesty waiting in a hurry!"
Seeing that a lot of time had been delayed, the eunuch couldn't help but urge.
"Um."
After Zhao Zhenji responded, he immediately calmed down and stepped onto the steps of the Yangxin Hall step by step.
When Zhao Zhenji entered the Yangxin Hall, Jiajing was practicing calligraphy, while Lu Fang stood beside Jiajing like a sculpture, motionless.
When Jiajing saw Zhao Zhenji coming, a look of surprise appeared on his face. He then put down the brush in his hand and raised his eyebrows.
"came back?"
"I bow to your majesty, long live my emperor!"
When Zhao Zhenji saw this, he immediately knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice.
Jiajing was seen sitting on the dragon chair, stroking the carved dragon head with his hand, then turned his eyes to Zhao Zhenji and asked.
"Zhao Zhenji, how did you go about the things I asked you to do before?"
After hearing the emperor's words, the expression on Zhao Zhenji's face instantly became serious. He took out a memorial from his arms, raised it high above his head, and said loudly.
"Your Majesty, here is the truth investigated by Wei Chen and the corresponding list!"
Jiajing heard what Zhao Zhenji said and glanced at Lu Fang beside him.
The latter also quickly signaled, and he quickly came to Zhao Zhenji, took the memorial from his hand, and handed it to Jiajing's hand.
Jiajing took the memorial from Lu Fang, opened it, and read the contents carefully.
Zhao Zhenji felt a little uneasy when she saw that her memorial was in the hands of the emperor.
Time passed like this minute by minute. After reading the contents of the memorial submitted by Zhao Zhenji, Jiajing nodded and said lightly.
"Well, Zhao Zhenji, you did a good job."
After hearing the emperor's words, the big stone that had been hanging in Zhao Zhenji's heart finally fell to the ground, and he spoke immediately.
"Your Majesty, according to Wei Chen's observations in recent days, the situation in Zhejiang is quite good!"
"The whole of Zhejiang is governed in an orderly manner by Hu Zongxian, and the people's lives are pretty good."
"So, what happened earlier..."
Before Zhao Zhenji finished speaking, he was coldly interrupted by Jiajing.
"I know everything you said, so let's talk about something else!"
"Those people on the list, I will deal with them soon."
"Yan Song and Xu Jie, these two guys are quite sensible and know what I want."
Jiajing withdrew his gaze from Zhao Zhenji and said silently to himself.
(End of chapter)
