When Feng Bao heard this, he didn't pay too much attention to it. He didn't even raise his head and said perfunctorily.
"Well, I understand, just put it there first!"
"But, Eunuch Feng, this... this is what the elder personally ordered..."
When the subordinate official saw this situation, his face was full of embarrassment and he hesitated.
Feng Bao had no choice but to take the memorial from the hands of his subordinates, which recorded the detailed rules for the integrated grain payment of officials and gentry.
Seeing that Feng Bao had taken the memorial, the subordinate official couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately said respectfully: "Eunuch Feng, I won't disturb you anymore. I will leave now."
After the subordinate official finished speaking, he quickly left the Supervisor of Ceremonies without stopping at all.
Feng Bao looked at the subordinates' leaving figures, shook his head slightly, and quickly opened the memorial.
In an instant, Feng Bao's pupils suddenly shrank, and his face was full of horror, as if he had seen something incredible.
Feng Bao thought he was dazzled, and then he read the contents recorded in the memorial back and forth several times before confirming that he was not dazzled.
Feng Bao quickly realized that this matter involved many things and was far beyond his ability to handle. He immediately stood up from his seat and prepared to go to meet Jiajing with this memorial.
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Forbidden City, Hall of Nourishing Heart.
At this moment, Jiajing and Lu Fang were playing Go and chatting.
Hearing a 'click' sound, Jiajing dropped the black chess piece in his hand into the chessboard and said slowly.
"Lu Fang, guess what, after the last Hundred Days Banquet, will those officials who are short-sighted want to move closer to Prince Yu?"
When Lu Fang heard this, a look of embarrassment suddenly appeared on her face, and she hesitated: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I don't know."
Seeing this situation, Jiajing raised his eyebrows and immediately ordered.
"If you have anything to say, just say it, I will pardon you!"
Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Lu Fang had no choice but to withdraw her attention from the chess game. After dropping the white chess piece in her hand, she responded cautiously.
"Your Majesty, I feel that those officials will secretly approach Prince Yu."
"No matter how small the probability of a correct bet is, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, they will use all the chips they have, even if they have to pay a painful price for it!"
When Lu Fang said this, he paused for a moment and then continued to add.
"Because, once the bet is right, the rewards will be dozens or hundreds of times, and it can even bring blessings to the family!"
Jiajing also quite agreed with Lu Fang's statement, nodded and said.
"Because of this, I want them all to jump out."
"Only when they all jump out can I deal with them one by one and cut off all their hands that are stretching out everywhere!"
When Jiajing said these words, the expression on his face was quite calm, as if he was talking about a very common thing.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Fang seemed to have thought of something, bit her lip, and mustered up the courage to say: "The longevity lock that your Majesty gave you..."
Jiajing heard this and responded without thinking: "That, that doesn't count!"
After receiving this answer from Jiajing, Lu Fang breathed a sigh of relief, with an expression of relief on his face.
Even the chess pieces in his hands were not held firmly and fell to the ground.
When Lu Fang saw this, her face was filled with shame and she spoke.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Jiajing didn't care about this, just waved his hands and gave instructions.
"That's all, let's continue!"
In this way, the two sides started fighting on the chessboard again. Just as the fighting was in full swing, the guiding eunuch hurriedly entered the Yangxin Hall, came to Jiajing's side, and whispered.
"Your Majesty, the eunuch Feng Bao, the eunuch Bingbi, the chief of etiquette, wants to see you. He said he has something important to report to you!"
Naturally, the voice guiding the eunuch could not be hidden from Lu Fang who was standing beside him. Hearing the words, Lu Fang narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but start to make calculations.
"Well, let him in!"
Jiajing nodded and gave instructions to the guiding eunuch.
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After the guiding eunuch responded, he left the Yangxin Hall without looking back.
After Jiajing guided the eunuch away, he smiled and joked: "Lu Fang, let's see what news your godson Feng Bao can bring me this time, right?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Fang immediately forced a smile from her face and responded: "Yes, Your Majesty!"
A moment later, Feng Bao was seen stepping into the Yangxin Hall. As soon as he entered the Yangxin Hall, he knelt on the ground with a thud, raised the memorial high above his head, and said respectfully.
"Your Majesty, here are the detailed rules formulated by the cabinet for the integrated payment of grain by officials and gentry!"
"I feel that the matter is serious and I have no idea, so I cannot make a decision. I have come to see Your Majesty this time. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"
Although Feng Bao kept his stance very low, he still inevitably received hostility from Lu Fang.
After hearing what Feng Bao said, Jiajing couldn't help but feel a little surprised: "Hey, Yan Song and the others have worked out the detailed rules for the integrated grain payment of officials and gentry so quickly?"
After Jiajing finished speaking, Lu Fang took the memorial from Feng Bao's hand and handed it to Jiajing respectfully.
"Let me see what Yan Song and the others discussed!"
Jiajing said this, took the memorial from Lu Fang's hand, and began to read the contents.
"Well, not bad, they understand what I mean!"
After Jiajing finished speaking, he pointed to the first stipulation written on the memorial: "Officials and landowners must pay taxes!"
After Jiajing had browsed through all the contents recorded in the memorial, he handed it to Lu Fang who was standing aside and said, "Lü Fang, take a look at it too. Is there anything inappropriate in it?"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After the words fell, Lu Fang respectfully took the memorial from Jiajing. After he had read through all the above-mentioned regulations, a slightly worried look appeared on his face and he spoke.
"Your Majesty, I feel that if the detailed rules for the unified payment of grain by officials and gentry are announced like this, it may arouse the opposition of many ministers and gentry!"
"If a quarrel breaks out at that time, the court's face will be..."
Before Lu Fang finished speaking, he was impatiently interrupted by Jiajing.
"Humph, I just asked them to shoulder their due responsibilities. They all clamored all day long to share your worries with you, but when it came time to share your worries, none of them disappeared again!"
"The part of the taxes they pay less will eventually fall on the people."
"I am the king and father of hundreds of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty. How can a king and father not love his children?"
"After much thought, I'd better give these gentlemen a hard time!"
After hearing what Jiajing said, Lu Fang seemed to feel something in her heart, and immediately knelt down on the ground with a plop and said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
"This slave has no burden of family members, and is willing to serve His Majesty as hard as a dog or horse!"
Jiajing took in the expression on Lu Fang's face. After a moment of silence, he lifted Lu Fang up from the ground and gave instructions.
"Exactly. Next, you can watch them for me. If there is any trouble, just report it to me directly!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
When Lu Fang heard this, she immediately looked stern and responded in a deep voice.
"Feng Bao, later you go through the procedures of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and then ask the cabinet to announce the details of the integrated payment of grain by officials and gentry. I want to see what kind of disturbance they can cause!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely handle this matter!"
(End of chapter)
