After a period of repairs, the Ministry of Industry finally restored the previously damaged Yangxin Palace to its original state, and Jiajing also moved out of the Ganlu Palace.
Early in the morning, inside the Yangxin Hall.
Jiajing put on his robe with the help of his personal eunuch.
At this moment, Lu Fang entered the Yangxin Hall with silent steps. He came to Jiajing's side and said respectfully.
"His Majesty!"
"Um."
Jiajing nodded and immediately asked Lu Fang.
"What's going on with Prince Jing? Is everything going well?"
When Lu Fang heard that Jiajing asked her about this, she quickly responded respectfully.
"Your Majesty, everything is going well so far. According to the current speed, King Jing should be able to reach his fief De'an soon."
After hearing this, Jiajing immediately felt relieved and then gave instructions.
"Send someone to keep an eye on him for me. If there is any trouble, just report it to me directly!"
When Lu Fang heard this, she immediately looked stern and said in a deep voice.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Jiajing took in the expression on Lu Fang's face and immediately gave instructions.
"By the way, next you can ask Feng Bao to familiarize himself with the responsibilities of the eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch and eunuch, in advance, so as not to make any mistakes and delay the court affairs!"
When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, her face remained unchanged and she responded calmly.
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After Jiajing finished speaking, he picked up the teacup on the side, took a sip, and said slowly.
"It's time for the cabinet meeting later. Please come with me!"
"As you command!"
After Lu Fang heard this, he immediately followed Jiajing's footsteps and headed towards the direction of the cabinet.
…
Since Yan Shifan was still responsible for reviewing the answer sheets of this examination, the matters that should have been handled by him were equally distributed to other people.
Taking advantage of the gap before the emperor came, the remaining four people in the cabinet began to process the submitted memorials every second.
Xu Jie put the reviewed memorials aside, turned his eyes to Yan Song and said with a smile.
"Mr. Yan Ge, you have become famous in the capital recently!"
"The candidates participating in this examination are fighting hard to get the qualification to be judged by you personally!"
"It is said that many candidates got into fights because of disagreements."
After Xu Jie finished speaking, he added another sentence.
After hearing what Xu Jie said, Yan Song just smiled and responded immediately.
"Xu Ge's old words are serious. I also came from the imperial examination and know the difficulties of these candidates."
"Therefore, I just want to do my little bit to help these underachievers!"
"It's just because I have so many things to do that I can't spare much time, so I made this decision!"
After listening to Yan Song's impeccable explanation, Xu Jie responded in a deep voice.
"Mr. Yan Ge is so open-minded, I really feel ashamed!"
"No, no, Xu Ge Lao Mi praised me, I just did some trivial things!"
After Yan Song finished saying this, he closed his eyes and stopped talking.
The cabinet fell into silence again, with only the rustling of papers being turned.
After a while, a high-pitched voice was heard: "Your Majesty is here!"
After hearing this, everyone in the cabinet, led by Yan Song, the chief minister of the cabinet, knelt on the ground and waited for the emperor's arrival.
When they saw the emperor's figure appear in their sight, they all said in unison.
"I bow to your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
After Jiajing sat down in his own seat, he looked away from them and ordered.
"Well, everyone, get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After receiving Jiajing's permission, everyone present slowly stood up and immediately sat down in their respective seats, waiting for Jiajing's instructions.
"Yan Shifan is not finished yet?"
Jiajing swept his eyes from the vacant position and immediately asked Yan Song.
"Yes, Your Majesty, according to usual practice, it will take at least half a month to review the answer sheets!"
After listening to Yan Song's answer, Jiajing nodded with a calm expression.
"Counting the days, it should only be a matter of these few days."
Jiajing seemed to suddenly remember, and immediately turned his eyes to Yan Song, half-smiling but not smiling.
"By the way, I heard that recently in the capital, those candidates who came to take the examination were fiercely fighting for the opportunity to have you, the chief minister of the cabinet, personally mark the papers!"
When Yan Song saw Jiajing mentioning this matter, he immediately looked stern and said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, I am a low-ranking official who also came from the imperial examination and climbed up step by step!"
"No one knows the cruelty of the imperial examination better than Weichen, so Weichen wants to give these candidates some comfort."
"However, due to the numerous affairs of the minister, I have just made this decision. I hope your majesty will not blame you!"
After listening to Yan Song's narration, Jiajing looked back and encouraged him.
"Mr. Yan Ge, you have misunderstood me. I have no intention of blaming you!"
"On the contrary, I feel that you have done a good job in this matter, which can be regarded as giving some comfort to many students in Ming Dynasty!"
"I hope you can continue to do so."
Afterwards, Yan Song was seen kneeling on the ground with a plop, looking flattered, and said in a deep voice.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xu Jie, who was on the side, was quite disdainful of Yan Song's behavior. He glanced at Yan Song with an extremely obscure look and cursed secretly.
"What an old fox!"
Then, Jiajing turned his attention to Xu Jie and got down to business.
"Mr. Xu Ge, how did you do with the things I gave you in the Arms Department?"
When Jiajing suddenly asked about this matter, Xu Jie responded confidently.
"Your Majesty, after receiving the report from the Department of Weapons, the Ministry of Household Affairs immediately allocated the money, totaling 2,635,215 taels. !”
After listening to Xu Jie's report, Jiajing nodded, turned his eyes to Zhang Juzheng and gave instructions.
"Zhang Juzheng, I will leave this matter to you. After the Weaponry Department starts mass production of grenades, you will be responsible for gradually installing them into the Ming Dynasty's army."
After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng's face was full of excitement and he responded in a deep voice.
"We must live up to His Majesty's great trust and handle this matter well!"
After receiving Zhang Juzheng's assurance, Jiajing felt relieved and spoke.
"I know that the burden on you is a bit heavy. You have to be responsible for the affairs of the Ministry of War and the Maritime Trade Department, as well as the construction work of the Navy. Right now, you are also shouldering the important task of installing new weapons!"
"When these things are completed, I will reward you well."
Upon seeing this, Zhang Juzheng immediately knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice.
"It is the duty of a minister to share your worries with you!"
"If I can do my little bit to help His Majesty, I feel quite satisfied. How dare I ask for anything else?"
After hearing what Zhang Juzheng said, Jiajing seemed to be touched. After looking Zhang Juzheng up and down, he sighed with emotion.
"That's right, that's right. If all the ministers of the Ming Dynasty are as sincere and sincere as Ai Qing, why won't the Ming Dynasty be unhappy?"
After finishing his emotion, Jiajing turned his attention to Yan Song and Xu Jie on the side and said lightly.
"How have you two considered the rebuilding of Shenji Camp that I proposed earlier?"
(End of chapter)
