Forbidden City, Cabinet.
At this moment, everyone is dealing with the memorials in front of them as usual, but if you observe carefully, you can see that Gao Gong has a lingering look of worry on his face at this moment.
"Well, I don't know what the situation is like with His Majesty. I hope he won't anger His Majesty!"
Gao Gong thought this, and then glanced at Zhang Juzheng calmly. Since returning from Prince Yu's Mansion last night, Gao Gong has been thinking about the suggestion Zhang Juzheng made earlier in his mind.
For Gao Gong, his greatest expectation is to allow his student Zhu Zaijing to live a peaceful life.
After decades of ups and downs in the officialdom, how can anyone fail to understand the cruelty of the power struggle? After all, if you are not careful, you will end up losing everything!
In Gao Gong's view, his student Zhu Zaijing has completely lost hope. Instead of continuing to stay in the capital and being used by Xu Jie, it is better to simply ask His Majesty to take the initiative to surrender. In this way, he can take this opportunity to stay away. The power vortex in the capital.
Gao Gong specifically asked about it. After King Jing was sent to the fiefdom of De'an by Jiajing, he lived a very leisurely life. He no longer had the trembling feeling of walking on thin ice that he had when he was in the capital. He heard that King Jing was still alive. So I gained weight.
Although he knew that this was the optimal solution, Gao Gong was still unable to make up his mind because he could not convince himself to take action against his students!
"Oh, just take it one step at a time. As long as the situation has not deteriorated to that point, there is still hope!"
After Gao Gong comforted himself in this way, he immediately suppressed all the chaotic thoughts in his mind and began to concentrate on processing the memorial in front of him.
But soon, a memorial handed over by Tan Lun attracted Gao Gong's attention, and he saw what was written on it.
"Your Majesty, I have recently received a report from Yang Zongtai, the prefect of Quanzhou, saying that a group of Rakshasa people want to carry out long-term trade with our Ming Dynasty and purchase silk, tea, and porcelain from our Ming Dynasty. However, the conditions they proposed are not I want to meet His Majesty..."
After Gao Gong glanced through the above content, he immediately turned his eyes to Yan Song and spoke immediately.
"Mr. Yan Ge, look, this is the memorial submitted by Tan Lun. It says that there is a group of Rakshasa people who want to start long-term trade with my Ming Dynasty and buy my Ming Dynasty's silk, tea, and porcelain."
After Gao Gong finished speaking, he stood up from his seat and handed the memorial into Yan Song's hands.
Yan Song took the memorial from Gao Gong's hand, and did not rush to read the contents, but followed with emotion.
"This is obviously a good thing. This way, the national treasury will have a large amount of income!"
Hearing this, Gao Gong couldn't help but show a look of embarrassment on his face. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke.
"Old Yan Ge, to be honest, in addition to wanting to carry out long-term trade with our Ming Dynasty, those Rakshasa people also made an additional request. They want to meet His Majesty!"
When Yan Song heard this, he couldn't help but frown, and then he said to himself.
"Hmph, Your Majesty is the emperor and has so many things to do, how can you spare time to receive these barbarians!"
Xu Jie on the side, after listening to Yan Song's words, immediately expressed his dissent.
"Since ancient times, we have been a kingdom of heaven. During the prosperous times of the Han and Tang Dynasties, foreign countries from all directions would send envoys to come to worship. But now, our Ming Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger. These barbarian countries are afraid of our Ming Dynasty. This is That’s why we sent an envoy!”
"If we refuse their visit, wouldn't it look like I, the Ming Dynasty, are too petty?"
When Xu Jie said this, he paused for a moment and then added.
"Besides, we can also take this opportunity to show them the magnanimity of the Celestial Kingdom and expand the influence of our Ming Dynasty so that they will not dare to have dissent. Mr. Yan Ge, what do you think?"
After hearing what Xu Jie said, Yan Song couldn't help but fall into deep thought. After a long time, he carefully put the memorial in his sleeve into his sleeve, nodded, and spoke to Xu Jie.
"Well, this matter is not trivial. It would be more appropriate for us to inform His Majesty of this matter. Mr. Xu Ge, what do you think?"
Seeing Yan Song kick the ball back to his feet, Xu Jie couldn't help but cursed the old fox in his heart.
After that, Xu Jie hesitated slightly before agreeing to Yan Song's proposal.
"What Mr. Yan Ge said makes sense, let's go to His Majesty's side!"
"Um."
Immediately, Yan Song and Xu Jie, after giving instructions to the remaining three people in the cabinet, set off on the road to Qianqing Palace together.
As soon as he walked out of the cabinet, Xu Jie turned his attention to Yan Song and asked immediately.
"By the way, Mr. Yan Ge, have you compiled a report on the money needed to strengthen the dam and reported it to the Supervisor of Ceremonies?"
When Yan Song heard Xu Jie's words, he suddenly understood in his heart, and without any hesitation, he responded.
"Don't worry, Mr. Xu Ge, I will send someone to send him to the Supervisor of Ceremonies early in the morning!"
"Um."
When Xu Jie heard this, he immediately felt relieved and couldn't help but quicken his pace.
…
At this moment, in the Qianqing Palace, Lu Fang was standing respectfully beside Jiajing, reporting the progress of the matter to him.
"Your Majesty, the Arms Department said that they will make the bullets on the drawing as soon as possible!"
"Well, I know!"
Regarding Lu Fang's report, Jiajing just responded casually.
At this moment, Jiajing's attention was focused on the budget report on the construction and reinforcement of dams that had been sent by the Director of Ceremonies not long ago.
And this report is exactly the specific number that Jiajing got after asking Yan Song and Xu Jie to discuss it not long ago.
"Hmph, 9.65 million taels. These two guys, Yan Song and Xu Jie, have such big appetites!"
Jiajing said this without any angry look on his face. After he glanced through the contents of the budget report, he quickly put it aside.
At this moment, the guiding eunuch hurriedly walked in. After entering the Qianqing Palace, he subconsciously looked at Jiajing, leaned down, and reported respectfully.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Xu Ge are seeking to see you outside. They say they have something important to report!"
After hearing the report from the guiding eunuch, Jiajing couldn't help but have a look of doubt on his face, and subconsciously spoke.
"By the way, what are they two doing here?"
After pondering for a moment, Jiajing came back to his senses, turned his gaze to the guiding eunuch, and gave instructions.
"Forget it, let them two come in and see me!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After receiving Jiajing's specific instructions, the guiding eunuch did not hesitate at all, but turned and left Qianqing Palace.
After guiding the eunuch away, Jiajing turned to Lu Fang, raised his eyebrows, and asked.
"Lu Fang, tell me, what are they doing with me at this time?"
When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, she immediately lowered her head. After thinking about it for a long time, she responded cautiously.
"Your Majesty, I don't know why Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Xu Ge come to see you at this moment, but what I can confirm is that anything that allows them to take action in person will definitely not be a trivial matter!"
Hearing this, Jiajing looked away from Lu Fang and laughed loudly: "Lu Fang, Lu Fang, what you said is as if you didn't say it!"
(End of chapter)
