"Oh, Lu Fang, what are you guilty of?"
When Jiajing heard Lu Fang's words, he raised his eyebrows, looked at Lu Fang's position, and asked.
After Lu Fang noticed Jiajing's gaze, she became even more frightened and uneasy. She summoned up her courage and trembled.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, slave... maid, slave should not..."
Before Lu Fang finished speaking, Jiajing chuckled and interrupted.
"Lu Fang, I don't mean to blame you. After all, you just helped Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng to submit this memorial!"
When Jiajing said this, he added another sentence without waiting for Lu Fang to respond.
"Lu Fang, aren't you very curious about the contents of the memorial? You can pick it up and read it now!"
"As...as you command, Your Majesty!"
As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, Lu Fang's heart trembled. Immediately, he carefully stood up from the ground, and with trembling hands, picked up the memorial that Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng jointly submitted to Jiajing.
After that, Lu Fang opened the memorial. When he saw clearly what was written on it, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He fell to the ground with a thud, his face full of disbelief.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, this... this, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng are actually so bold, they actually want to let King Yu go to the fiefdom to become a vassal!"
"Your Majesty, please give an order immediately and let your slaves arrest these two traitors!"
When Jiajing heard Lu Fang's words, the expression on his face did not change. He just sighed helplessly and immediately gave instructions.
"Well, get up first!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
When Lu Fang heard this, she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and then slowly stood up from the ground.
While Lu Fang was anxiously waiting for Jiajing's decision, Jiajing's voice without any emotion sounded in his ears.
"Lu Fang, just pretend this never happened. You did not submit this memorial to Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, and I have not seen this memorial either!"
When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, his pupils suddenly shrank. At this moment, his face was full of hesitation, and he subconsciously spoke.
"But, Your Majesty, this...this..."
Jiajing took in the expression on Lu Fang's face and explained in a leisurely manner.
"Since King Jing went to the fiefdom to join the vassalage, I have only one son, King Yu, left. If I send him to the fiefdom to join the vassalage, then I will really be alone!"
"Although the request mentioned in the memorial to let King Yu take advantage of the situation and stay away from the whirlpool of power in the capital is very tempting, at the moment, we cannot do this. I am still counting on those guys to show their feet!"
After listening to Jiajing's explanation, Lu Fang suddenly felt shuddering and said to herself.
"Could it be that your Majesty keeps Prince Yu because he wants to use him to test the stance of the ministers in the court?"
But immediately after, a sad look flashed across Lu Fang's face. She lowered her eyes, looked at the ground casually, and muttered to herself silently.
"Prince Yu, Prince Yu, you are so pathetic. Gao Gong, as your teacher, actually asked your majesty together with Zhang Juzheng to let you go to the fiefdom and become a vassal. Alas..."
Just as Lu Fang's thoughts were racing, Jiajing's voice sounded in Lu Fang's ears again.
"Lu Fang, if nothing happens next, you can leave!"
When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, she suddenly came back to her senses. Then she saw him leaning down and answering respectfully.
"As you command, Your Majesty, I will leave now!"
"Um."
Jiajing just responded inaudibly and looked away from Lu Fang.
After Lu Fang left the Qianqing Palace, Jiajing slowly picked up the memorial jointly submitted by Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng and said silently to himself.
"Now is not the time!"
After Jiajing finished speaking, he saw a lavender flame rising up. The memorial in Jiajing's hand turned into ashes as soon as it came into contact with the high temperature.
Jiajing lowered his head and looked at the ashes in his palm. With a gentle blow, the ashes flew up in the air and then slowly fell to the ground.
"Someone, clean this place up!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
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On the other side, Zhang Juzheng's residence in the capital.
Ever since Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng asked Lu Fang to submit the memorial to Jiajing earlier, they had been stuck in a long wait.
And every minute and every second of waiting is torture for them.
At this moment, in the hall used to entertain guests, Gao Gong kept pacing the room with his hands behind his back, an anxious look on his face.
"It's been so long. Why is there no news from His Majesty? Could something have happened?"
"No, I have to find someone to find out the news!"
As Gao Gong said this, he was about to leave, but before he could take a few steps, he was stopped by Zhang Juzheng.
"Mr. Gao Ge, we must not act rashly now. If the news accidentally leaks out, both of us will be left with nothing to eat!"
Zhang Juzheng knew very well that if the news really leaked by then, he and Gao Gong would end up in an extremely tragic situation!
Not only did he completely offend King Yu, the officials in the court who supported King Yu would also take this opportunity to criticize him. If he made his majesty unhappy again, then...
Zhang Juzheng just thought for a moment in this direction, and the scene that came to his mind made him shudder.
After listening to Zhang Juzheng's advice, Gao Gong suddenly stopped and temporarily gave up his idea.
He knew that Zhang Juzheng's idea was correct. At the moment, the fewer people who knew about this matter, the better!
But despite this, the anxious look on Gao Gong's face still did not subside, and he returned to the seat angrily and sat down, saying this.
"Oh, it's been so long. If there was any news, it would have been there a long time ago. I'm afraid that by then..."
Before Gao Gong finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhang Juzheng.
"Mr. Gao Ge, since we have asked Eunuch Lu to submit the memorial to Your Majesty, then whether we live or die depends entirely on God's will!"
Gao Gong also agreed with Zhang Juzheng's words. He sighed helplessly and responded.
"Yeah, what happens next depends entirely on God's will!"
After Gao Gong finished speaking, he picked up the teacup on the side and took a sip. What was brewing in the teacup was not tea, but wolfberry.
After that, Gao Gong put the teacup in his hand back to its original position and changed the topic.
"The effects of wolfberry are indeed as you said before. Recently, I have been drinking wolfberry soaked in water, and my health is obviously much better than before. I am thinking about planting some wolfberry trees at home. "
Zhang Juzheng suddenly became energetic after hearing Gao Gong's words. He suppressed all the chaotic thoughts in his mind and began to explain to Gao Gong the precautions for planting wolfberry: "Mr. Gao Ge, this wolfberry tree is no better than other wolfberry trees." , the first thing you need to pay attention to when planting..."
Gradually, as the night progressed, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng also looked drowsy and sleepy.
Later, Gao Gong was the first to react, stood up from his seat, and woke up Zhang Juzheng.
"It seems that there will be no response from His Majesty today!"
"Well, that should be it!"
After Zhang Juzheng heard Gao Gong's words, he opened his eyes in a daze and responded.
"In that case, I'll take my leave first!"
"Old Gao Ge, walk slowly!" (End of this chapter)
