"Teacher knows that you have nothing to do with this matter!"
Yan Shifan's voice was not loud, but it was like a heavy hammer, hitting Gao Hanwen's heart hard.
Since he returned to the capital, he has often been worried about this matter.
Now, Yan Shifan chose to believe in himself without any evidence. How could this not make Gao Hanwen feel moved?
Then, Gao Hanwen came back to his senses, looked in the direction of Yan Shifan, and said timidly: "Old...teacher, learn...student..."
Yan Shifan seemed to have guessed what Gao Hanwen wanted to say next. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, you are my student, there are some words you don't need to say!"
After that, a look of regret appeared on Yan Shifan's face. He changed the topic and continued to add: "Oh, it's a pity that because of the impact of this incident, I'm afraid it will take some time before you can accept the appointment from the imperial court! "
When Gao Hanwen heard Yan Shifan's words, his face was full of shock. Then he summoned up the courage and asked Yan Shifan: "Old... teacher, what Hanwen means is that he can..."
Before Gao Hanwen finished speaking, he was categorically interrupted by Yan Shifan: "This is natural. You were previously responsible for many matters measuring the land in Zhejiang, and you can be considered to have made great contributions to converting rice into mulberry. How could the imperial court ignore you?" Where’s the side?”
There is no doubt that Yan Shifan's words gave Gao Hanwen a shot in the arm, calming down his originally uneasy mood.
Then, Gao Hanwen took a deep breath. After calming down, he looked in the direction of Yan Shifan and asked, "Teacher, where will the student be sent to work next?"
When Yan Shifan heard this, he looked directly into Gao Hanwen's eyes and said solemnly: "Hanwen, I believe you should know that not long ago, the imperial court led an army to pacify Bozhou, right?"
Hearing Yan Shifan's words, Gao Hanwen seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and carefully confirmed to Yan Shifan: "Teacher, what do you mean, the student will go to Bozhou to work next?"
When Yan Shifan heard this, a look of guilt appeared on his face. He looked away from Gao Hanwen and said to himself: "Now that Bozhou has been decided, the imperial court is about to implement the land reform and return to local rule in Bozhou. Therefore, A large number of officials were sent over!"
"The teacher personally recommended you to His Majesty. Next, you will be responsible for the education of local people and take charge of Huangping and Baitian Academy!"
"Banzhou is thousands of miles away, with steep mountains and rivers, and is full of miasma. There are many ethnic groups who come and go, and there are constant vendettas between each other. To be honest, I already regret that I recommended you to your majesty to take up a post in Bozhou!"
"If you don't want to go, just tell the teacher, and the teacher will go to His Majesty himself..."
Before Yan Shifan could finish his words, he was interrupted by Gao Hanwen: "Teacher, you have told your students before that serving as an official will benefit a country. Moreover, the bounden duty of scholars is to educate the people and persuade them to do good!"
"Some things have to be done by someone, so teacher, students are willing to work in Banshu!"
After Gao Hanwen finished speaking, he leaned down and saluted Yan Shifan extremely solemnly.
Yan Shifan seemed to be quite moved by this. He personally stepped forward, helped Gao Hanwen up, and promised: "Don't worry, the teacher will personally see you off when the time comes!"
When Gao Hanwen heard Yan Shifan's words, his face was full of gratitude. He lowered his head and said respectfully: "Thank you, teacher!"
After that, Yan Shifan chatted a lot with Gao Hanwen, ranging from his experience in managing politics to the way to be an official. Later, seeing that it was getting late, Yan Shifan reluctantly saw Gao Hanwen off in person.
After seeing Gao Hanwen off, Yan Shifan returned to his room. Then, he raised his head, looked at the full moon hanging in the night sky outside the window, and murmured to himself: "Hanwen, with your temper , you can’t play officialdom, don’t blame the teacher!”
…
Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.
After finishing the day's meditation, Jiajing slowly stood up from the futon.
Lu Fang, who had been waiting for a long time, saw this situation and immediately came forward. Then, he took out the account book from his sleeve, handed it to Jiajing, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, here are the records of those who went to visit King Jing earlier. The property confiscated from the official’s home!”
"Well, show it to me!"
After Jiajing finished speaking, he took the account book from Lu Fang's hand and began to browse it carefully.
According to the records in the ledger, a total of 2,160,000 taels of silver were confiscated this time. In addition, there were various antiques, house deeds, land deeds and many other properties.
At this moment, Lu Fang's voice was heard: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, do you think you should send all of it to the treasury, or should you withhold part of it and send it to your internal funds?"
When Jiajing heard this, he looked away from the account book, raised his head and glanced at Lu Fang, but did not respond immediately.
After Jiajing finished browsing the contents of the account book, he handed it back to Lu Fang. Then, Jiajing waved his hand and said: "Okay, Lu Fang, you have also contributed a lot to this matter. From the inside Take one hundred thousand taels of silver as my reward for you!"
"As for the remaining ones, just send them to the treasury!"
When Lu Fang heard this, a look of fear suddenly appeared on her face. She knelt on the ground with a thud and couldn't help but refuse: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, it is the greatest honor for me to be able to serve you. Why?" Dare you ask for anything more, my slave..."
Before Lu Fang could finish her words, she was interrupted impatiently by Jiajing: "Okay, I've told you so many times, if I tell you to take it, just take it well, no one will dare to cause trouble for you! "
Seeing that Jiajing had already said this, Lu Fang knew that she could no longer refuse. She raised her head and looked at Jiajing and said in a deep voice.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. This slave will go through fire and water for Your Majesty, even to the death!"
Seeing this, Jiajing looked away from Lu Fang and said: "Okay, get up!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Fang immediately stood up slowly from the ground.
After that, Jiajing changed the subject, looked at Lu Fang, and then asked: "By the way, Lu Fang, is there any news over there with King Jing?"
When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, she immediately lowered her head and responded without thinking: "Your Majesty, since this incident, no official has dared to go to Prince Jing's Mansion rashly, but there has been no movement from Prince Jing's side. !”
After Jiajing learned the news from Lu Fang, he nodded and commented: "Humph, he knows what's going on. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."
Then, Jiajing saw that the sky was nice, turned around and gave instructions.
"The weather is nice today, come with me for a walk!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, she immediately looked stern and responded respectfully.
However, just a few steps out, Jiajing seemed to suddenly remember something. He looked at Lu Fang and confirmed.
"Lu Fang, I remember that not long ago, King Jing sent me a few fishing rods among the gifts, right?"
Lu Fang heard what Jiajing said and after recalling it for a long time, she responded: "Your Majesty, I vaguely remember that among the gifts sent by His Highness King Jing, there seem to be a few fishing rods!"
When Jiajing heard Lu Fang's words, he immediately became interested. Immediately, he waved his hand and gave instructions.
"Ask them to bring those fishing rods with them. I want to give it a try today!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
…
Bozhou, Hailongtun.
As night falls, some moonlight shines through the clouds and falls on the ground, making people feel an inexplicable chill.
At this moment, in the room, Shi Bangxian, who was already the chief military officer of Bozhou, was leaning down and reporting respectfully to Feng Yue opposite: "Your Majesty, the officials sent by the imperial court have taken office one after another, and everything is ready!"
At this time, Feng Yue was facing away from Shi Bangxian, and his attention was focused on a map hanging in the room.
Not long after, Feng Yue turned around, looked at Shi Bangxian up and down, and then said: "In that case, let's do it tonight to avoid a long night and many dreams!"
When Shi Bangxian heard this, he immediately looked stern and responded in a deep voice: "As you command, Lord Governor!"
Ever since Feng Yue and Shi Bangxian received Jiajing's order to eradicate the seven remaining small chieftains with different surnames in Bozhou except the Yang family, Feng Yue and Shi Bangxian began to secretly mobilize their troops.
In the process of mobilizing the army, Feng Yue and Shi Bangxian did not give up on collecting evidence of the crimes of the seven little chieftains with different surnames.
The collected evidence was now piled up in disorder on the desk.
After all, everything must be done in a correct and correct manner. Only when the teacher has a good reputation can the impact of this matter be minimized!
At this moment, Feng Yue seemed to suddenly remember something. He looked in the direction of Shi Bangxian and asked, "By the way, is the news reliable?"
When Shi Bangxian heard Feng Yue's words, he responded without hesitation: "Your Majesty, the news is absolutely reliable. Since we have not left for a long time, the seven little chieftains with different surnames have felt a sense of crisis. In recent times, they have often gather together!"
After Feng Yue learned the news from Shi Bangxian, he nodded and then ordered: "Since the news is reliable, let's take action!"
"As ordered, Lord Governor, I will resign first!"
"Well, do it cleanly!"
After Feng Yue finished speaking, he turned his back and waved his hand, indicating that Shi Bangxian could leave.
"Yes, Lord Governor!"
Hearing this, Shi Bangxian bowed his hand to Feng Yue and walked away immediately.
After Shi Bangxian left, Feng Yue turned his attention to the desk beside him, where files were piled as high as a person, with an inexplicable look on his face.
After a long time, I saw him clenching his fists subconsciously and muttering to himself silently: "You damn insects, not a single one of you can escape tonight!"
After Shi Bangxian left the room where Feng Yue was, he mounted his horse and rushed to the military camp with his guards.
Since Shi Bangxian and Feng Yue received Jiajing's order to eradicate the remaining seven small chieftains with different surnames, they began intensive preparations.
In order to prevent others from noticing anything strange, Feng Yue deliberately ordered people to let out the news, saying that the imperial army was about to leave Bozhou.
Taking this opportunity, Shi Bangxian began to mobilize the army and the corresponding grain, baggage, and ordnance in an orderly manner.
As it got darker, the hustle and bustle in the military camp gradually subsided, and there was still an incompletely burned bonfire in the open space not far away.
But despite this, a group of heavily armed soldiers still passed by from time to time near the camp.
In addition to the sentries on the surface, there are also several sentries in the dark. Once there is any trouble, a warning can be issued immediately.
After a general learned about Shi Bangxian's arrival at the military camp from his subordinates, he thought it was a routine inspection, so he quickly rushed over with his people without stopping.
Unexpectedly, Shi Bangxian just glanced at the general and said: "Pass this general's order, beat the drums, and gather the troops!"
Although the general was confused about Shi Bangxian's order, it was the soldier's bounden duty to obey orders, and he soon ordered someone to convey the order.
As the drums sounded, the soldiers who were still sleeping suddenly sat up from the bed. Without thinking, they quickly picked up their weapons and gathered in the direction of the school grounds as quickly as possible.
Since the war had just ended, and these soldiers were all veterans carefully selected by Shi Bangxian and were elite men who had experienced hundreds of battles, they did not take off their armor even when they were sleeping.
Soon, before the three-tone drum sounded, the soldiers had gathered in the school field.
Shi Bangxian looked at the soldiers who were lined up neatly under the stage and exuded a chilling aura. After pondering for a moment, he faced the crowd and said loudly: "I have summoned everyone here today because I have one thing for you to do!"
"As we all know, we just wiped out the Yang clan in Bozhou not long ago, eradicating a great scourge for the local people. But as the saying goes, once the evil has been eradicated, we have no reason to let the remaining insects go!"
"Not long ago, my general and the governor received an order from His Majesty, asking us to eradicate the remaining seven small chieftains with different surnames who are entrenched in Bozhou, and restore a peaceful world to the people here!"
"Except for us, the rest of the people have already set off one after another. Except for the necessary share of the property you received tonight, you can keep the rest for yourself!"
"In addition, in tonight's actions, try not to leave any survivors alive. Do you understand?"
After Shi Bangxian finished speaking, he looked around at the soldiers in the audience and asked in a deep voice.
"clear!"
When the soldiers below heard the words, they immediately responded in unison, the sound was deafening. At this time, they were already eager to try.
Hearing this, Shi Bangxian nodded and said loudly: "Now, follow me and set off!"
After that, Shi Bangxian was seen riding on the prepared war horse, and behind him, followed the Ming army with no end in sight.
Horse hooves trampled on the ground, making a roaring sound, and the group of soldiers led by Shi Bangxian marched toward their destination in a mighty manner.
(End of chapter)
