On the same day, after getting off duty, Yan Song did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he asked the bearer responsible for carrying the sedan chair to carry the sedan chair back to Yan's mansion according to the previous route.
After the bearers left with the empty sedan, Yan Song marched towards Qianqing Palace under the leadership of a eunuch.
Yan Song followed the eunuch's footsteps, walked around the Forbidden City, and arrived at the Qianqing Palace without attracting anyone's attention.
Yan Song looked at the Qianqing Palace in front of him and couldn't help but take a deep breath. Then with the help of a eunuch, he stepped onto the steps in front of him.
…
In the Qianqing Palace, at this moment, Jiajing is in a state of cultivation, and a little spiritual energy escapes throughout the Qianqing Palace.
Lu Fang, on the other hand, was waiting outside Qianqing Palace as usual.
After noticing Yan Song's arrival, Jiajing exited the cultivation state, then slowly stood up from the futon and sat back to his own place.
After that, Lu Fang stepped into the Qianqing Palace and reported to Jiajing.
"Your Majesty, Yan Ge is old enough!"
When Jiajing heard this, he nodded slightly and immediately asked Lu Fang.
"Lu Fang, tell me, what exactly does Yan Song want to report to me? He made it so mysterious and asked you to send me a message?"
After Lu Fang heard this, after thinking for a long time, he replied with a tangled look on his face.
"Your Majesty, I don't know much about this. Mr. Yan Ge only said that this matter is very important and cannot let others know that he came to see you!"
After hearing Lu Fang's answer, Jiajing suddenly lost interest and immediately ordered.
"Okay, let him in!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Not long after, Yan Song was seen stepping into the Qianqing Palace. After entering the Qianqing Palace, he knelt on the ground respectfully and said in a deep voice.
"I bow to your majesty, long live my emperor!"
Jiajing glanced over Yan Song's body, waved his hand quite casually, and gave instructions.
"Get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After receiving Jiajing's permission, Yan Song slowly stood up from the ground.
From the moment he entered the Qianqing Palace, Yan Song felt that his whole body had relaxed a lot. In recent days, the pain that had been tormenting him had been reduced by most, and he felt an unprecedented sense of relaxation.
Just when Yan Song was still intoxicated with this feeling and unable to extricate himself, Jiajing's voice brought him back to reality.
"Yan Song, what on earth do you want to report to me, and why are you so sneaky?"
After hearing what Jiajing said, Yan Songxuan suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his heart and responded tremblingly.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to change the food supply to another place!"
Jiajing couldn't help but feel a little surprised by Yan Song's request. He raised his eyebrows and said.
"Oh, didn't you say last time that you wanted to get grain from Jiangxi? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"
As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, Yan Song responded without hesitation: "Your Majesty, I didn't think carefully last time. Please forgive me!"
When Yan Song said this, he paused for a moment and then continued to add: "Your Majesty, do you know what kind of life the farmers in Zhejiang are living right now?"
"Currently, they can only survive on the meager relief food distributed by the local government!"
"But right now, the relief grain stored by the Zhejiang government cannot support the consumption of these mulberry farmers, and the grain from Jiangxi will not be transported to Zhejiang for a while!"
After hearing what Yan Song said, Jiajing also reacted and asked immediately.
"Yan Song, do you mean that someone will tamper with Jiangxi to prevent grain from being transported to Zhejiang smoothly?"
Seeing that the emperor understood what he meant, Yan Song nodded in agreement and continued immediately.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I believe that the purpose of those who purchased grain from those mulberry farmers at high prices was to make their efforts in converting rice into mulberry fall short!"
"Moreover, he must have anticipated the current situation and made complete preparations. Because of this, it is simply not feasible to adjust grains from Jiangxi!"
"Therefore, we can only try our luck from Fujian."
When Yan Song said this, his face was full of frustration.
Although Yan Song did not say it clearly, everyone present knew who the person Yan Song was referring to.
After listening to Yan Song's narration, Jiajing showed a bit of blame on his face. He looked away from Yan Song and immediately said: "Yan Song, you have been working on it for a long time, and you are here just for this matter!"
Yan Song was confused by Jiajing's understatement, and said to himself: "What do you mean by your majesty's words? Are you prepared for it, or do you not take this matter to heart at all?"
Just when Yan Song was about to give some advice, Jiajing's understated voice sounded again: "When I get down later, I will personally write a letter to Tan Lun and ask him to arrange food from Fujian!"
When Yan Song heard Jiajing's words, he subconsciously wanted to remind him: "Your Majesty, Tan Lun is a pure man..."
Immediately afterwards, Yan Song seemed to realize something, a look of horror appeared on his face, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he swallowed the unfinished words back into his stomach.
"No, that's not right. It can be seen from His Majesty's tone and demeanor when he said those words just now that His Majesty has long been accustomed to this matter."
"In other words, this is not the first time His Majesty has written to Tan Lun!"
"Isn't this Tan Lun from Xu Jie's side? Why does Your Majesty write to him so often?"
"In other words, it was because of something or an opportunity that your Majesty often wrote to Tan Lun!"
Yan Song continued to think along this line of thought, and then, a ridiculous idea suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Is it possible that this Tan Lun is from His Majesty's side and is responsible for monitoring the movements of Xu Jie and the others!"
Thinking of this, there was a sudden 'boom' in Yan Song's mind, and all the lingering doubts that had been lingering in his mind disappeared.
"I see. Then everything makes sense."
"Besides Hu Zongxian, there is also Tan Lun who can submit memorials directly to the emperor!"
"Tan Lun is in charge of Qingliu's side, and Hu Zongxian is in charge of my side!"
"This also explains why Your Majesty is so aware of Xu Jie and me's movements."
"It turns out that we have always been under His Majesty's control!"
After thinking about all this, Yan Song laughed. He didn't know whether he was laughing at himself or at Xu Jie's overestimation of his abilities.
Seeing this, Jiajing turned his gaze to Yan Song and said with a half-smile, "Yan Song, you have been standing there in silence since just now. Do you have anything to say to me?"
After Yan Song heard this, he immediately came back to his senses, looked directly at the majestic figure, knelt on the ground respectfully, and solemnly bowed three times, and then said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, your majesty, I am here to greet you, my emperor." Long live Long live Long live!"
After Jiajing heard this, he looked away from Yan Song and immediately gave instructions.
"Now that this matter is over, you can leave!"
Seeing that Jiajing had ordered him to be kicked out, Yan Song slowly stood up from the ground and responded respectfully.
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After Yan Song left the Qianqing Palace, Jiajing turned around, looked at Lu Fang and called out softly.
"Lü Fang, do your ink research for me. I want to write a letter to Tan Lun and ask him to go to Zhejiang as soon as possible to prepare food supplies."
Lu Fang on the side heard this and immediately said respectfully.
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After a short time, Lu Fang finished grinding the ink and then stepped aside respectfully.
Seeing this, Jiajing immediately stepped forward, spread out his pen and paper, and began to write a letter.
The content of the letter is very simple, with only one sentence: "Transport grain from Fujian to Zhejiang immediately without delay!"
After Jiajing finished writing the letter, he waited for the ink on the paper to dry before putting it into an envelope and immediately handed it to Lu Fang.
"Send this letter to Tan Lun as soon as possible. You can also take Jin Yiwei's route!"
Seeing this, Lu Fang took the envelope from Jiajing's hand respectfully and said in response.
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
Jiajing saw that Lu Fang took the envelope but made no move, so he turned to ask.
"Lu Fang, what's wrong?"
When Lu Fang heard this, his face was full of hesitation, and he immediately boldly asked Jiajing.
"Your Majesty, I am very curious. How do you plan to deal with Xu Jie after this incident is over?"
After hearing what Lu Fang said, Jiajing responded immediately and unhurriedly: "Lu Fang, do you still remember the things that Zhao Zhenji found earlier?"
After Lu Fang heard this, after thinking about it for a long time, he immediately asked Jiajing tentatively: "Your Majesty, are you referring to the annexation of land totaling 280,000 acres by the Xu family in Songjiang, where Xu Jie is located?"
When Jiajing heard this, he nodded slightly, and then continued to add: "Yes, this is what I am referring to. Xu Jie not only annexed land wantonly, but also owned thousands of looms at home and hired a large number of workers. The weavers produced silk for them and made a lot of profits!"
When Jiajing said this, he couldn't help but sigh: "You know, last year my tax for the next year was only 32.8 million taels. How much more than tens of millions of wealth has the Xu family accumulated over the years? "
After hearing Jiajing's emotion, Lu Fang seemed to have thought of something. She immediately lowered her voice and asked Jiajing tentatively: "Your Majesty, you mean that by then..."
Lu Fang did not finish the rest of the words. He knew that Jiajing understood what he meant.
When Jiajing heard this, he waved his hands with a look of perseverance on his face. He quickly looked away from Lu Fang and said, "Why are you anxious? The money won't escape where it is?"
"I just asked them to keep it for me temporarily. Before that, I still have a few things that Yan Song and Xu Jie need to take the lead in handling!"
When Lu Fang heard this, she immediately looked stern and said respectfully.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
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Capital City, Yan Mansion.
"Why hasn't father come back? Could something have happened?"
The more Yan Shifan thought about it, the more he felt panicked. He immediately called the housekeeper and gave instructions in a deep voice.
"Send someone immediately and search carefully for me along the way from here to the Forbidden City!"
After listening to Yan Shifan's instructions, the housekeeper immediately said respectfully.
"Yes, Mr. Xiaoge!"
After that, the housekeeper gathered all the servants who were responsible for looking after the house and the courtyard.
At this moment, the side door of Yan's mansion was pushed open, and a very ordinary sedan stopped. Today, Yan Song did not let Yan Shifan help him, but chose to get out of the sedan alone.
Yan Shifan saw that Yan Song's energy had improved a lot, his face had become rosy, and his steps had become steady and strong. He quickly said in surprise: "Father, have you recovered from your illness?"
When Yan Song heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then responded with a smile: "Yeah, much better."
Then, Yan Song turned his attention to the steward and the servants who were following the steward, and asked: "What happened, such a big battle?"
When Yan Shifan heard this, his face showed embarrassment, and he immediately said: "Father, I saw that you haven't come back for a long time, so I was a little worried, so..."
Before Yan Shifan finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yan Song: "Idiot, you searched in such a big way, didn't you clearly tell Xu Jie that I am not in the house?"
"Have you forgotten what I told you before?"
Yan Song said this, looking at Yan Shifan with a look full of hatred that iron cannot become steel.
Seeing this, Yan Shifan lowered his head, looked at the ground, and explained timidly: "Father, the child was too worried. He was so anxious that he forgot your instructions."
After Yan Song heard this, most of his anger disappeared, and he immediately said: "Okay, let's forget about this matter. Use your brain more next time!"
Seeing Yan Song lose his temper, Yan Shifan immediately came over, helped Yan Song up the steps of the study, and immediately asked: "Father, how is the matter?"
Yan Song glanced at Yan Shifan, then said: "Don't worry, the matter has been resolved, and the food in Zhejiang has been secured!"
After Yan Shifan got this answer from Yan Song, his face was full of doubts and he continued to ask.
"But, father, where does the food come from?"
"Right now, it's too late to transfer grain from the imperial court to Zhejiang!"
"As for the Jiangxi side, Xu Jie was already prepared. The boy wanted to ask his father where the food transferred to Zhejiang came from. It couldn't be from Fujian. He, Tan Lun, was from Qingliu. people!"
Yan Song became a little impatient with Yan Shifan's continuous questions, so he immediately spoke.
"Why are there so many problems? Go and ask the kitchen to prepare something for me!"
When Yan Shifan heard this, his face was full of joy. He didn't bother to ask Yan Song about the details, and immediately responded: "Yes, father, my son, please go to the kitchen and ask them to give you a good supplement." Body!"
After Yan Shifan finished speaking, without waiting for Yan Song to respond, he left at a very fast pace.
Recently, Yan Song has eaten very little. Yan Shifan sees it and is anxious in his heart.
Although Yan Shifan asked the kitchen to change the cooking methods, Yan Song's appetite was still not high, and now Yan Song said that he was hungry. In Yan Shifan's view, this was clearly a sign that his physical condition was improving!
It was precisely because of this that Yan Shifan was so excited.
(End of chapter)
