Jiajing was a little surprised that Lu Fang came to meet him so early. Immediately, he looked away from Lu Fang and turned to give instructions.
"Well, get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After receiving Jiajing's consent, Lu Fang slowly stood up from the ground. Then, without waiting for Jiajing to ask questions, Lu Fang took the lead and took out Chen Hong's confession from his sleeve and said respectfully to Jiajing.
"Your Majesty, here is Chen Hong's confession!"
When Jiajing heard this, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face. Immediately, after looking at Lu Fang up and down, he waved his hand and gave instructions.
"Well, in that case, bring me the confession!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After that, Lu Fang came to Jiajing's side and handed Chen Hong's confession into Jiajing's hands.
Jiajing took the confession, immediately calmed down and began to browse the contents.
Soon, Jiajing browsed through all the contents, then slammed the table and said in a deep voice.
"Hmph, this Chen Hong is really impatient. Not to mention annexing land and taking bribes, he actually dares to cooperate with those ruffians and issue usury money to the people!"
When Jiajing said this, he immediately turned his eyes to Lu Fang and asked.
"By the way, Lu Fang, where is that Chen Hong now? I have to deal with him well!"
When Lu Fang heard this, her face was full of embarrassment. After a long battle between heaven and man, she finally mustered up the courage to report to Jiajing cautiously.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, Chen Hong died last night because he could not bear the punishment in prison!"
After listening to Lu Fang's report, Jiajing didn't show much surprise on his face and just said calmly.
"Oh, are you dead? It seems like you really took advantage of him!"
As Jiajing spoke, a look of regret appeared on his face at the right time, as if he was regretting that he could not deal with Chen Hong personally.
Seeing this situation, Lu Fang quickly stepped forward and reported to Jiajing.
"Your Majesty, to be honest, last night, when I sent people from Dongchang to investigate Chen Hong, I confiscated a total of 340 items from various residences he bought in the capital and from the homes of businessmen who had cooperated with him. Ten thousand taels of silver, look..."
When Jiajing heard this, he just glanced at Lu Fang lightly, and then spoke words of encouragement.
"Well, Lu Fang, you did a good job on this matter!"
"In this way, these 3.4 million taels of silver and 3 million taels of silver will be sent to the treasury, and the rest will be sent to my internal funds!"
When Lu Fang saw this situation, she was overjoyed and immediately responded.
"As ordered, Your Majesty, I will send someone to take care of it now!"
After leaving these words, Lu Fang did not make any stop in the Qianqing Palace, and immediately turned around and left with small steps.
Jiajing looked at Lu Fang's leaving figure, and immediately rubbed the dragon head carved on the dragon chair with his hand. He didn't know what he was thinking. After a long time, Jiajing came back to his senses and said silently to himself.
"Ha, three million and four hundred thousand taels of silver is really a generous sum..."
…
At the same time, in Jizhou, on the school field.
At this moment, Yang Xuan, the governor of Jiliao, looked at the neatly arranged and silent soldiers in the audience, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Ever since the cabinet issued corresponding orders, he, Yang Xuan, has been preparing for the departure of the army. Whether it is the mobilization of ordnance, food and grass, or the payment of soldiers' pay, he has strived to ensure that during this process, Any mistakes occur.
With the great assistance of Yang Bo, the left minister of the Ministry of War, he finally made all preparations. Now everything is ready, and the army can rush to Chahar to quell the rebellion at any time according to the plan set earlier!
In this operation, although the Ming army had absolute righteousness, for the sake of conservatism, Yang Xuan decided to personally lead more than 15,000 elite Ming troops. The configuration of these more than 15,000 Ming troops can be called luxurious. .
In addition to the necessary armor and weapons, Yang Xuan also specially ordered people to bring a dozen new cannons that had been delivered to the Jizhou front line by the Arms Department. In addition, like the firecrackers modified by the Arms Department, These soldiers are also well equipped.
Of course, the new weapon most equipped by this Ming army is the grenade. After all, this weapon has proven its value in the last battle. It is not only incredibly lethal, but also very easy to carry.
After a while, Yang Xuan came back to his senses. After clearing his throat, he spoke loudly.
"I am Yang Xuan, the governor of Jiliao. I believe everyone already knows me!"
"We are called together today just for one thing, and that is to put down the rebellion from the tribes for Zasak Tuhan!"
When Yang Xuan said this, he subconsciously looked at Tumaihan aside. Tumaihan rarely did this, so he had no choice but to nod.
"It is precisely because of this that we are the teachers of justice, our name is just and our words are true. We will, on behalf of Zasak Tuhan, eliminate all those rebels who dare to commit rebellion!"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
As soon as Yang Xuan finished speaking, a deafening cry of death came from the audience. The emotions of many soldiers in the audience were aroused by Yang Xuan. The waves of sound made Yang Xuan's ears hurt. .
Seeing this situation, Yang Xuan nodded with satisfaction. After looking around, he continued.
"As usual, all the soldiers who participated in this battle have been paid in advance. In addition, you don't have to hand over the proceeds captured in the battle, you can keep it for yourself!"
"Having said what I have said, do you have any other opinions on this?"
After Yang Xuan finished speaking, he glanced at the many soldiers in the audience one by one.
After a long time, Yang Xuan retracted his gaze, stared at the soldiers in the audience, and said loudly.
"If not, then pass on my order and the army will set off immediately to rush to the Chahar tribe to put down the rebellion!"
"yes!"
At this moment, looking at the Ming army in the audience who were full of fighting spirit and armed to the teeth, Tumaihan's heart suddenly sank, and a trace of regret immediately emerged.
This more than 15,000 Ming army, led by Yang Xuan personally, could only barely fight even when the tribe was at its strongest. What's more, the tribe is now falling into fragmentation due to the competition for the throne. state.
How could a tribe in this state be a match for the Ming army that had experienced hundreds of battles and was armed to the teeth?
Helpless, Tumaihan could only keep praying in his heart, hoping that by then, there would be fewer casualties!
…
Today, there seemed to be a lot of affairs in the cabinet. It was not until nightfall that Xu Jiefang dragged his tired body back to his mansion in the capital.
As soon as he entered the door, the housekeeper greeted him with a look of concern on his face.
"Master, did you encounter anything that delayed you on the road? Why did you come back now? I thought..."
When Xu Jie heard this, he sighed helplessly and immediately complained.
"Alas, it's not the chaos caused by the fact that His Majesty asked the cabinet to announce the addition of arithmetic as a subject in the next year's imperial examination!"
"Throughout the whole day today, people often came to seek information in a roundabout way. These idiots, don't they know that there is never room for negotiation on matters that His Majesty has determined?"
"What's more, they actually want to jointly submit a letter to persuade His Majesty to take back his life. Have they forgotten what happened to Li Ding, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, not long ago?"
The more Xu Jie talked, the angrier he became. As he walked towards his room, he kept talking non-stop: "What a bunch of idiots who can't hold up the wall. Master, I'm only getting home now!"
Seeing that Xu Jie was in a bad mood, the housekeeper quickly changed the topic. He walked up to Xu Jie in three steps and said respectfully.
"Master, Tan Lun sent someone to deliver a letter!"
Hearing this, Xu Jie immediately cheered up, glanced at the housekeeper, and immediately gave instructions.
"In that case, why are you still standing there? Why don't you give me the letter quickly?"
"Yes, sir!"
Upon hearing this, the steward immediately took out the letter sent by Tan Lun from his sleeve and handed it into Xu Jie's hands respectfully.
After Xu Jie took the letter from the butler's hand, he waved his hand and gave instructions.
"Okay, there's nothing for you to do here for the time being, go down!"
When the housekeeper heard this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then said respectfully.
"Yes, sir!"
After the housekeeper left, Xu Jie just turned his attention to the letter in his hand, sent by Tan Lun, and said to himself.
"Tan Lun, don't let me down!"
With such a mood, Xu Jie opened the envelope in his hand and began to browse the contents, only to see what was written above.
"Mr. Xu Ge, I have received the letter you asked someone to send to me. The matter of going to Zhejiang to adjust grains is an order personally issued by His Majesty. There is nothing I can do about it!"
"In addition, it is worth mentioning that since all the local bandits in Fujian have been wiped out, the lives of the local people in Fujian have reached the point where they can barely survive."
"In order to consolidate the current results, I request you to persuade His Majesty to appropriately extend the period for Fujian to pay less taxes on the original basis!"
After Xu Jie read through all the contents of the letter, his face was already shrouded in endless fear.
He never thought that it would be His Majesty who would personally give an order to Tan Lun, ordering him to go to Zhejiang to adjust grains. However, Xu Jie soon realized the seriousness of the problem. His face was gloomy and he secretly said .
"No, since the whole matter has His Majesty's shadow, wouldn't it offend His Majesty if I sent someone to investigate the matter earlier?"
Xu Jie continued to think along this line of thought, and the expression on his face became increasingly difficult to look at.
"Maybe right now, His Majesty has received the news and is planning how to hit me!"
"No, I have to get rid of the crime quickly, otherwise, things will be in trouble!"
Xu Jie thought so, and immediately laid out his pen and paper. After writing a list, he immediately called the housekeeper and gave instructions.
"Here is the list of officials who publicly opposed the new test subjects of the imperial court today. Go tell Wang Ting and the others that they must find a way to silence the people on this list!"
Upon hearing this, the butler respectfully took the list from Xu Jie's hand and immediately responded.
"Yes, sir, let's do it now!"
After the housekeeper left, Xu Jie just breathed a sigh of relief, then put his hand on his forehead and slumped down on the chair weakly, thinking this.
"Oh, it has been a bad year recently. First, I lost the position of chief minister of the cabinet, and now there is actually a risk of angering His Majesty!"
Thinking of this, Xu Jie couldn't help but start to comfort himself: "But fortunately, at least it proves that Tan Lun is still loyal. This can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune!"
…
On the other side, there is the Forbidden City and the Qianqing Palace.
At this moment, Jiajing was sitting cross-legged on the futon. He was neither sad nor happy, and fell into a mysterious state.
Everything around him, from Jiajing's perspective, became extremely slow. Correspondingly, Jiajing's perception also became extremely sharp, so much so that he could even hear the private conspiracies of the eunuchs!
Just when Jiajing was about to exit this state, suddenly, he heard a familiar voice.
"Eunuch Lu, here is the letter that my lord entrusted to Your Majesty. It's just that it's getting late now. Look..."
"Well, our family knows it. I will deliver it to His Majesty personally later!"
"Thank you so much, Eunuch Lu, I'm very grateful!"
"Well, go down and rest!"
"Thank you so much, Eunuch Lu. Thank you so much, Eunuch Lu. Eunuch Lu, this is just a small thought. Please..."
After that, Jiajing exited this state, and then slowly stood up from the futon, sat back on the dragon chair, and supported his chin with one hand, thinking so.
"Lu Fang will send me a letter later, but who sent this letter to me, Hu Zongxian or Tan Lun?"
"If it's Hu Zongxian, then the content in the letter is probably related to the current situation in Zhejiang. As for Tan Lun, it seems that I haven't asked him to do anything recently, right?"
"This letter should be sent to me by Hu Zongxian!"
Not long after, the guiding eunuch entered Qianqing Palace with silent steps, turned his gaze to Jiajing, and said respectfully.
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Lu is outside asking for an audience!"
After Jiajing heard this, he immediately came to his senses, nodded, and gave the order quite casually.
"Well, I understand, let him come in!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After receiving Jiajing's exact instructions, the guiding eunuch turned around and left immediately without stopping at the Qianqing Palace.
Not long after, under the guidance of the guiding eunuch, Lu Fang stepped into the Qianqing Palace.
As soon as he entered Qianqing Palace, he knelt down on the ground with a plop and said respectfully.
"My slave, please see Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
Hearing this, Jiajing looked Lu Fang up and down before speaking.
"Well, get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Lu Fang got up from the ground, Jiajing looked at Lu Fang and said slowly.
"Lu Fang, without further ado, show me the letter!"
When Lu Fang heard this, she subconsciously responded: "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Just when Lu Fang took the letter out of his sleeve and came to Jiajing, he suddenly reacted. His face was full of shock: "No, how did your majesty know that I came here to deliver the letter?" ( End of this chapter)
