"Godfather." As soon as he stepped into the door and shouted, Li Xuan was a little dizzy.

——The red lanterns, the red candles, the red silk tents, even the quilt on the bed and the cushions on the chairs are all red, and the whole bedroom is red!

What made Li Xuan even more stunned was that at the side of a table of banquets, Yang Jinshui was sitting there, and Yun Niang was also sitting there, still wearing a red veil!

Li Xuan didn't dare to move.

Yang Jinshui's face was full of kindness: "Come, sit here." ”

Li Xuan moved his feet at this time, walked to the bottom, and slowly sat down next to the chair.

"Nope." Yang Jinshui stopped him, "You sit there today." As he spoke, he gestured to the empty chair between him and Yun Niang.

Li Xuan was stunned again, and squeezed a smile: "Godfather, you always know that your son is timid, so don't scare me." ”

"It's nonsense again." Yang Jinshui's face was calm, "Let you sit, you will sit." ”

Li Xuan was still standing there: "Godfather talks about kindness, but my son doesn't dare to disobey the rules." As he said this, he beat the drum in his heart even more, and sat down next to the chair next to him.

Yang Jinshui no longer persuaded him: "Then Yun Niang, you can also sit here." ”

Na Yun Niang walked to Li Xuan with a wine glass and sat down next to him.

"Godfather!" Li Xuan stood up from the chair again, and his voice was already a little panicked, "What do you always want your son to do?" ”

Yang Jinshui: "Good thoughts, it's not in vain that I love you." ”

Li Xuan's face became even more panicked, and he looked at Yang Jinshui fixedly.

Yang Jinshui turned to the Yun Niang: "Give that cup of puffer fish to Xuan'er." ”

Na Yun Niang picked up a blue-glazed porcelain soup cup and put it in front of Li Xuan, and then uncovered the lid on the cup for him.

Li Xuan's eyes straightened, and he looked at the soup in the cup, as if he had seen poison!

Yang Jinshui: "What's wrong?" Like seeing poison? ”

Li Xuan was even more stunned and froze there.

Yang Jinshui reached out and took his cup of puffer fish soup, picked up the spoon, scooped out a spoonful of soup and drank it, and then put down the spoon: "Among so many sons, you are considered filial." This puffer fish was given by you last year, and I kept it in the pond, thinking that one day I would ask you to eat it together. Today, the specially invited Yangzhou master made it, but you didn't eat it. ”

Li Xuan immediately raised his hand and twitched it in his face: "My son is confused!" I'll just eat it. As he spoke, he reached over and picked up another soup cup, lifted the lid, and drank it.

"Hot!" Yang Jinshui shouted, "Drink slowly." ”

Li Xuan had already been burned, so he opened his mouth and inhaled at this time, put down the soup cup, and sat down next to the chair.

"Pour the bar." Yang Jinshui said again.

Na Yun Niang picked up the wine jug and picked up a huge wine cup and poured a full glass for Li Xuan.

Li Xuan was a little nervous again: "Such a big cup ......"

Yang Jinshui: "You are a smart one, you were right just now, my godfather has something to tell you today." Just three sentences, drink a glass and say a word. Drink this cup first. ”

Li Xuan had no choice but to pick up the wine glass, take a sip, and then look straight at Yang Jinshui.

Yang Jinshui: "The first sentence, you said behind your back several times that one day you can sleep with Yun Niang, and it's worth it to die." Did you say anything? ”

Li Xuan was so frightened by this jump that he immediately jumped up, pushed away the chair and knelt down.

Yang Jinshui also stood up: "Look, look, just say the first sentence you are like this, what else can I say in the last two sentences?" ”

Li Xuan was so frightened that he couldn't reply at this time, and kept kowtowing on the ground.

Yang Jinshui made a look, Yun Niang bent down and went to help Li Xuan, but Li Xuan hurriedly moved to the side as if he had seen a ghost.

"Get up!" Yang Jinshui's tone hardened.

Then Li Xuan was stunned again, and stood up with his chair, trembling a little.

Yang Jinshui: "Help him sit down." ”

Yun Niang held his arm again, and Li Xuan sat down stiffly.

Yun Niang poured wine into his big cup again.

Yang Jinshui: "Drink it." ”

Li Xuan's hands trembled, holding the wine, and it took a lot of effort to drink it.

Yang Jinshui: "Second sentence, how does your godfather usually treat you?" ”

Li Xuan wanted to stand up again, but was held down by Yun Niang, who was standing beside him, so he had to sit there and say, "Godfather treats his son with great kindness...... I can't repay my son for his death......"

"Have a conscience." Yang Jinshui answered loudly, "Pour wine." ”

Yun Niang poured him the cup full of wine again.

This time, without waiting for Yang Jinshui to say, Li Xuan took the wine and drank it, but Yang Jinshui stretched out his hand and held it down: "When I finish talking about this glass of wine, you are willing to drink it again." ”

Li Xuan was no longer as scared as he was just now, and replied loudly: "My life was originally my godfather's, and I can't help it if I want to or not, so you can say it quickly." ”

Yang Jinshui: "Okay, then I'll say the third sentence." You will sleep here tonight, and Yun Niang will sleep with you. ”

Although he already understood, Li Xuan still stiffened there after hearing this.

Yang Jinshui stood up: "I've finished my three sentences, you can see for yourself whether you drink this glass of wine or not." With that, he walked to the door, walked out of the door and closed it with his backhand.

Li Xuan finally saved, suddenly turned his head to look at Na Yun Niang, and shouted loudly: "Take the cup, serve Lao Tzu to drink!" ”

It was about the end of the day, and the sky was still about to dawn, and the large flat in front of the governor's office was covered with soldiers. There was a ring of torches around the perimeter, and soldiers with spears stood like nails; On both sides of the figure-eight wall are two rows of torches, and soldiers with swords stand across.

Through the open door, you can also see that the soldiers under the light of two lines of torches are lined up until the second hall and the third hall!

No one made a sound. There was no wind that night, and even the flag on the long flagpole hung deadly. It will reveal even more madness!

It's going to kill someone. In front of the flagpole in Daping, there are four pillars that cut people, one of the two pillars is tied to Chang Boxi, one is tied to Zhang Zhiliang, and the other two are still empty.

"Who!" Suddenly, there was a shout of cheering on the periphery of the big flat, and an officer led two soldiers to meet them with a few lanterns.

"Of the Weaving Bureau's yamen." The lantern replied.

It was four soldiers, escorting three people.

One of the three people was Li Xuan, who was obviously drunk at this time, and was carried by two eunuchs on the left and right, and walked over.

The team officer: "Is it Li Xuan, the superintendent of the Xin'an River?" ”

One of the eunuchs holding him nodded, but Li Xuan himself raised his head, stared at him, and replied, "It's Lao Tzu...... Let's cut it......"

The officer: "Help me get there." ”

As soon as he walked to the pillar in Daping, he saw Chang Boxi and Zhang Zhiliang tied to the pillar, Li Xuan stopped walking: "You guys came first......

Chang Boxi closed his eyes, but Zhang Zhiliang seemed to see a life-saving straw: "Gonggong Li, we are wronged!" You go and ask Yang Gonggong for a favor! ”

Li Xuan: "Ask for ...... What's the situation? Unpromising....... Come, tie Lao Tzu too. ”

That Zhang Zhiliang was desperate and actually cried with a whimper.

Li Xuan saw him crying, he laughed, and suddenly sang Kunqu Opera: "'Xiaolai who is drunk with frost and forest, always leaves people's ......tears'" singing, he actually pushed away the two eunuchs who helped him, drunk with a dancing posture: "'Hate to see each other late, resentment to return to the disease, willow silk is long, jade skull is difficult to tie ......'" Singing here, a debut has not yet been stable, and he sits on the ground drunk.

The two eunuchs immediately took him by the arm and pulled him up.

The officer, as well as the soldiers, were a little stunned by him, and looked at each other.

Li Xuan: "...... Quick, quick, tie me a ...... too."

The team official: "The lord of the ministry has something to say, Gonggong Lu is a person in the palace, and he is not on the torture instrument." Speaking of this, he said to the two eunuchs on the left and right: "Help me to the gatehouse first." ”

The two eunuchs hugged Li Xuan, and the four soldiers followed, walking towards the gate.

Several huge candles were burning brightly, and Yang Jinshui, Zheng Michang, and He Maocai all sat on their chairs in the signing room of the Governor's Office with calm faces, waiting for Hu Zongxian, who was watching the performance.

Since there was no wind, and several people were sitting in a sullen position, the insect cries in the courtyard of the Governor's Office were particularly loud and annoying.

"Why didn't you write the words of asking the imperial court to delay changing rice to mulberry?" Hu Zongxian put the finished song on the big case.

Zheng Michang and He Maocai both looked at Yang Jinshui.

Yang Jinshui sat there coldly with his eyes closed.

Zheng Michang had no choice but to reply: "We have repeatedly discussed with Yang Gonggong, it is a national policy to change rice to mulberry, and it is really not for us to say whether to delay the implementation." If the court recites that we have sent a big flood, the emperor is shengming, and a decree tells us not to change this year, then we will obey the decree. ”

Hu Zongxian: "What if the imperial court doesn't have the will not change?" ”

Zheng Michang: "Then we can only reluctantly make it difficult." ”

Hu Zongxian stood up suddenly: "Are you reluctant to make it difficult? What's so hard about you? Hundreds of thousands of people's fields have been flooded, many households have now cut off their cooking, there is no harvest after the autumn, and now they can't even borrow a bucket of rice. ”

He Maocai: "Then now we don't change the rice fields into mulberry fields, the fields have been flooded, and many people have no food or no food." ”

Hu Zongxian: "The government asked the imperial court to transfer grain and loans, and told the people to hurry up and plant seedlings, and there will be some harvest after autumn." The borrowed grain will not be repaid this year, and it will be repaid in three years. Therefore, rice cannot be changed to mulberry within these three years. Write it in that sense! Saying that, Hu Zongxian picked up the song and swung it in front of the case.

Zheng Michang and He Maocai were silent, and they both looked at Yang Jinshui again.

"If I write like that, I won't sign it." Yang Jinshui finally spoke, but his eyes were still closed.

Hu Zongxian also stopped giving him color, and immediately asked, "What does Gonggong Yang mean?" ”

"I have a weaving bureau, just weaving silk for the imperial court, what can I mean." Yang Jinshui still had his eyes closed.

Hu Zongxian: "For the sake of silk, starve people to death, and force the people to rebel, you don't care?" ”

Yang Jinshui opened his eyes: "That's your business." ”

Hu Zongxian's eyes flashed and he looked at Yang Jinshui fixedly.

There was a deathly silence in the signing room, and the sound of insects in the courtyard was louder again.

Suddenly, Hu Zongxian slapped his palm on the big case: "It's also my business to flood the fields!" ”

Yang Jinshui was stunned at first, then came to his senses, and also patted on the coffee table next to him, and stood up: "Who broke the mouth and flooded the field?" If you break the embankment, you want to kill someone, I sent Li Xuan to you too, what else do you want? Hu Butang, you as magistrates can look at the mountain and look at the mountain. I can't, I only have a cloud above my head, and my cloud is in the palace! You don't have to buy the old man's account, but I'm in charge of the palace! turned his face, and his own father-in-law Lu said to the emperor. ”

Hu Zongxian's eyes were on fire, but he no longer quarreled with him, and said, "There's no need to ask Gonggong Lu to tell the emperor." I am the governor of Zhejiang, and I can also enter Beijing and meet the emperor. Come on, tell Ma Ningyuan to come in! ”

Zheng Michang and He Maocai were immediately stunned, Yang Jinshui immediately lost his arrogance just now, and the light in his eyes slowly converged at this time, and the three of them couldn't help but look at the door.

Ma Ningyuan was still wearing that civilian clothes, and he was very calm when he walked in.

The three of them all looked at Ma Ningyuan, but Ma Ningyuan didn't look at them, walked straight to Hu Zongxian, and took out a stack of confessions from his clothes: "How to destroy the embankment, who conspired, and the guilt is written on it." I signed, Chang Boxi and Zhang Zhiliang both signed. Now present it to the minister-sama. ”

Hu Zongxian looked at Ma Ningyuan deeply: "Put it down." ”

Ma Ningyuan put the confession on the big case with both hands.

Hu Zongxian: "You go down." ”

Ma Ningyuan took a step back and knelt down: "As soon as the morning dawns, I will leave...... owes the great kindness of the ministry, and the humble position can only be repaid in the next life. After speaking, he kowtowed heavily to Hu Zongxian, then stood up, stopped looking at the three people, and strode out.

All three of them were stunned.

Hu Zongxian: "Do you want to take another look at this confession?" ”

All three of them were silent.

Hu Zongxian: "If you don't want to see it, don't watch it." I, Hu Zongxian, also hope that this confession will never be seen by a second person. can force the people of Zhejiang, and the Japanese invaders take the opportunity to create a general trend, I, Hu Zongxian, not only want to sacrifice this head, but also leave an infamy for thousands of generations! Therefore, I can't let some people mess up Zhejiang and mess up my Ming world by changing rice to mulberry! I have no way out, and don't look at it as a way out. Let me ask again, will you change this trick? ”

The three men stared at the ground for a long silence.

Yang Jinshui spoke: "Since the ministry said so, it is really for the good of the world of my Ming Dynasty, what else do we have to say." ”

He Maocai looked at Zheng Michang: "Change it according to the meaning of the department?" ”

Zheng Michang: "Okay. With that, he walked slowly towards the bookcase.

A few days later, the letter jointly signed by Zheng Michang and He Maocai was first delivered to Yan Shifan, and then to Yan Song's hands by Yan Shifan.

"Good, good ......" After reading the song and the letter, Yan Song said two 'good' words in a row. As he spoke, his mouth trembled, and his head and beard were shaking, suddenly showing the symptoms of an old man's stroke.

Yan Shifan was originally walking back and forth like a trapped beast, but when he saw Luo Longwen and Yan Maoqing, the waiter of the Criminal Department, walking towards Yan Song with a panicked look, he also stopped and looked at his father.

Luo Longwen and the others had already rushed to Yan Song's side, helped him, and stroked his back: "Pavilion Senior, Pavilion Senior, don't worry, don't be in a hurry......"

Yan Song slowly stopped trembling, but his eyes were still straight, looking at the recital and the letter on the bookcase in front of him.

"It's really like water!" Yan Maoqing continued to caress Yan Song's back while saying indignantly, "It is absolutely unimaginable that he Hu Ruzhen has come to this point. ”

"Okay!" Yan Shifan gritted his teeth, "We can help him up, and now we can trample him to death!" Wenhua, instigated the recital of the imperial history, and impeached immediately! ”

"Shut up!" Yan Song relieved himself, and the thin old hand slapped on the music in front of him.

Yan Shifan was silent, but his eyes were still horizontal, staring at the ground fiercely.

Yan Song: "Let me ask you, ask you, what's the matter with destroying the embankment and flooding the fields?" ”

Luo Longwen and Yan Maoqing naturally didn't dare to answer, and Yan Shifan didn't answer, his eyes were still horizontal, looking at the ground.

Yan Song: "Say! ”

Yan Shifan: "Just say it." The national policy of changing rice to mulberry cannot be pushed, and he Hu Zongxian is the first rat at both ends, and he does not change the field if he does not flood the field, and changes it when the field is flooded, and that's it. ”

Yan Song wanted to speak, but he felt that he couldn't lift his breath again, so he stopped there, and his eyes slowly closed.

Luo Longwen gave Yan Shifan a look and signaled him to calm down first.

Yan Shifan walked to the chair and sat down.

Luo Longwen said softly in Yan Song's ear: "It was our fault that we didn't ask the elder for advice in advance. The original intention was also to worry about the elder of the pavilion, and he wanted to report to the elder in detail after he was done. In the fields of the nine counties in Zhejiang, this year's green seedlings will always be changed to mulberry seedlings. 'The people may make it to themselves, but they cannot make it known.'" The common people do not understand the difficulties of the imperial court, and we can only do this. Originally, as long as Hu Zongxian had the same caliber as Zheng Michang, He Maocai, and Yang Gonggong, he would report a natural disaster. I didn't expect him to be so unreasonable this time. Fortunately, he finally had some scruples, and only reported that the embankment was in disrepair. I think it's just a problem, and the big thing hasn't reached the point of being out of control. ”

"The national policy of changing rice to mulberry cannot be implemented, and the general trend is out of control!" Yan Shifan became anxious again, "He is now forcing Zheng Michang, He Maocai, and Yang Gonggong to jointly sign this sparseness, and openly propose not to change it for three years." Can the treasury last for three years? ”

Yan Maoqing: "He said that if he doesn't change it for three years, he won't change it for three years?" ”

Luo Longwen: "It's not that he said that if he doesn't change it for three years, he won't change it for three years, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and those people have this reason to coax together, and things will be difficult to do." What I'm worried about is that he, Hu Zongxian, still has Ma Ningyuan's confession, and Gonggong Lu may not necessarily have a hard top with us if he has scruples. I think that the top priority is that the elder of the pavilion should go to see Gonggong Lu immediately, and then go to meet the emperor together. Only the emperor is still determined to change rice to mulberry, and the rest is easy to do. ”

Yan Shifan's face gradually improved, and he glanced at Luo Longwen with deep understanding, and then looked at Yan Song.

Yan Song sighed: "Eighty-one...... It's time for this life to be in your hands......"

Luo Longwen Yan Maoqing immediately took a step back and knelt down.

Yan Shifan's face was full of boredom, but he had to kneel down.

Yan Song stood up with the bookcase and slowly picked up the song: "Follow your will, I'll enter the palace." ”

That song was being held in the hands of Lu Fang, who was standing quietly, at the moment.

After being silent for a long time, Jiajing slowly stood up on the round bright yellow cushion on the pouf. Yan Song also hurriedly stood up on the low pier next to him.

Jiajing paced slowly, and Gu Zi said: "There is a cloud in the fifty-eighth chapter of the Tao Te Ching: 'Its government is sullen, and its people are pure; Its politics are inspected, and its people are lacking. …… The mystery of people is also long-lasting. 'Is it a mistake for leniency or a mistake for strictness, and the people are confused?' I'm also fascinated. Are you confused? ”

Yan Song slowly knelt down with the dwarf dun, and Lu Fang also knelt down.

Yan Song: "Leniency and mistakes are the fault of the ministers. Naturally, Hu Zongxian knew the most about Zhejiang's affairs, and the minister thought that whether to immediately summon Hu Zongxian to Beijing, one was to provide disaster relief, and the other was to change rice to mulberry. ”

At this time, Jiajing had paced in front of the row of large bookcases, and stopped in front of the bookcase with the label "Zhejiang": "The gods went down to ask about the land." Just invite the land lord. ”

Yan Song: "Yes." ”

Jiajing: "There are two more people, please come together." ”

Yan Song and Lu Fang, who were kneeling on the ground, knelt silently, waiting to listen to the following.

Jiajing: "These two people, one surnamed Yang and Jinshui, are the people of Gonggong Lu; A person surnamed Tan Minglun Zili is a person from King Yu. Come together with Yan Ge Lao, your Hu Zongxian, the princes of the Three Roads, and the land of the mountain gods! ”

Yan Song couldn't help but be stunned and looked at Lu Fang.

Lu Fang knelt there innocently, neither looking at him nor expressionless.

Yan Song had to reply again: "Yes." ”

The sun is still high on the afternoon of the fifth lunar month, and the light reflected from the towering tower at Beijing's front gate is still dazzling.

Although the nine gates of Beijing were guarded by officers and soldiers from the beginning of the Chen period to the end of the Shen period, they were open to all people entering and leaving. Only when there is a royal honor guard and a second-class or above senior official entering and leaving, other people will be temporarily prohibited from entering and leaving, and the ban will be lifted only after the honor guard or official drive has passed. At the beginning of the afternoon of May 21, the 40th year of Jiajing, the officers and soldiers at the front gate began to evacuate people entering and leaving, and the post man of the Xianliang Temple had also brought four post guards and a green sedan chair to greet him. According to the regulations, this is the governor level of the feudal officials who have entered Beijing.

However, it is not only the post of the Xian Liang Temple who is waiting here, but also a four-grade eunuch in the palace leading four little eunuchs, and a blue sedan chair next to him is also waiting here.

Not far away, a group of horses was carrying a cloud of smoke and dust, and they were getting closer. Hu Zongxian's personal soldier captain led the four horsemen in front, followed by Hu Zongxian, followed by Tan Lun, followed by Yang Jinshui, and followed by Hu Zongxian's other eight personal soldiers and Yang Jinshui's four entourage.

When they arrived at the front door, the captain of the pro-soldier and all the pro-soldiers and the four retinues dismounted.

Hu Zongxian and Tan Lun also dismounted, threw the reins, and walked towards the Xian Liang Ancestral Hall and the others.

Only Yang Jinshui was still sitting on the horse, still panting at this time, and the two entourages took a lot of effort to help him down, but he still couldn't move his legs. With the support of his entourage, he limped over.

With a smile, the Yicheng accompanied Hu Zongxian to the green sedan chair and opened the sedan curtain in person. Hu Zongxian lowered his head and got in. The sedan chair was immediately lifted and walked towards the city gate. Tan Lun and his pro-soldier team led the horses and followed closely into the city gate cave.

The four-rank eunuch who was waiting for him also personally carried Yang Jinshui to the blue sedan chair at this time, and opened the sedan curtain for him.

Yang Jinshui didn't get into the sedan chair, held his wrist closer, and asked in a low voice, "Why did the emperor call me too?" What did the ancestor say? ”

The four-rank eunuch shook his head: "The old ancestor is a bodhisattva, you know, it is us, and the heads of the celebrant can't hear a single bit of holy will from his old man." ”

Yang Jinshui was at a loss, stunned and couldn't get into the sedan chair.

The four-rank eunuch: "Gonggong Yang, the old ancestor is waiting for you at this time." ”

Yang Jinshui suddenly saved, and struggled to stick to the arm of the four-rank eunuch and get into the sedan chair.

In a quarter of an hour, the sedan chair carrying Yang Jinshui arrived in the courtyard of the celebrant supervisor's duty room.

"Godfather!" The person was still at the door, Yang Jinshui shouted intimately, walked into the door of the duty room and went straight to Lu Fang, who was sitting there, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three times uprightly.

"Get up." Lu Fang's voice was still very peaceful.

Yang Jinshui got up, picked up the tea bowl from the coffee table next to Yang Jinshui and sent it over, the kind of inquiry in his eyes seemed to be waiting for the trial.

Lu Fang sat quietly, in fact, it wasn't long after, but Yang Jinshui's hand holding the tea bowl had begun to tremble slightly.

"You drank." Lu Fang finally said this.

This sentence fell in Yang Jinshui's ears, but it was like a sound! When foreign eunuchs enter Beijing to see Lu Fang, they usually know their favor when they offer this bowl of tea: if Lu Fang doesn't accept the tea, this is waiting for the hair to fall, whether it is degraded or closed or killed is all in Lu Fang's next words; If Lu Fang takes the tea and drinks it, it will be safe and auspicious, and then go back to the errand; If Lu Fang's tea worshippers drink the rest of his bowl of tea, this is a courtesy to treat as his own son! Therefore, Yang Jinshui heard Lu Fang tell him to drink this half bowl of tea, his eyes immediately flashed, and when he opened the bowl, his hands couldn't stop trembling, his expression was very excited, and he drank the tea in one gulp.

After drinking the tea, Yang Jinshui slowly squatted down next to Lu Fang's legs, pounded it lightly and heavily, and looked up at Lu Fang with infinite attachment: "Godfather...... It's been four years...... You're getting old again......" said this, and really cried.

Lu Fang sighed lightly: "It's a day to live." Go wash your face, change your clothes, and I'll take you to see the emperor now. ”

Yang Jinshui trembled with fright: "Now, now I will see the emperor's ......"

Lu Fang: "You didn't hide anything from me, so naturally I won't hide anything from the emperor." The emperor knew about the destruction of the embankment and flooding the fields. You go, and tell him the details again. ”

Yang Jinshui is still six gods and no master: "The son's sin this time ......"

Lu Fang: "You are also for the good of the palace." It's rare that you don't hide it, and that's the greatest loyalty. One or two counties, the emperor has Kyushu Wanfang in his heart. ”

Yang Jinshui was still hesitating: "Godfather...... Son ......"

Lu Fang: "Don't say anything, prepare to see the emperor." ”

Yang Jinshui could only kneel outside the veil between the main hall and the fine house, perhaps because he washed his face and changed his clothes, but also because he had a bottom in his heart, and he knelt there to look upright and solemn.

"Did you see Yan Shifan's letter with your own eyes?" Jiajing's question came from inside.

Yang Jinshui: "Back to the master, the slave saw it with his own eyes." The letter was addressed to Zheng Michang and He Maocai, telling them to simply flood the fields and change rice to mulberry. ”

"Did you see Ma Ningyuan's confession with your own eyes?" Jiajing's questioning voice came from inside again.

Yang Jinshui: "Back to the master, Hu Zongxian asked the slave to see it with Zheng Michang and He Maocai, but the slave and the two of them didn't watch it. ”

"What do you think Hu Zongxian is doing this for?" Jiajing's question was obviously higher.

Yang Jinshui was stunned, and couldn't help but look at Lu Fang who was standing next to him.

Lu Fang: "Answer whatever you want." ”

"Yes." Yang Jinshui also raised his voice, "Back to the master, the slave feels that Hu Zongxian has at least three thoughts in doing this. ”

"Which three thoughts?" Jiajing followed the question.

Yang Jinshui: "Back to the master, first, Hu Zongxian has a heavy burden on his shoulders, and the Japanese are making a lot of trouble, he is afraid that the people will lose their land and make trouble again, and he will not be able to bear the guilt at that time." Second, Tan Lun from Yuwangfu was by his side, and he should have been affected a little. Third, he still has a deep affection for Yan Ge Lao, but he always disagrees with what Xiao Ge Lao does. ”

"Lu Fang." Jiajing called Lu Fang inside at this time.

Lu Fang hurriedly lifted the veil and walked in.

Yang Jinshui's head was still lowered, but his two ears were erected.

Jiajing's voice came from inside again: "The Yang Jinshui you use is still powerful." Don't reward him in the open, give him something in secret. ”

"Yes." Then came Lu Fang's answer.

Although Yang Jinshui's face was low, the excitement could be seen just by looking at the back.

"Inform Yan Song and tell him to take Hu Zongxian into the palace tomorrow. Also, ask King Yu to come along. ”

Jiajing's voice hovered in the hall neither high nor low.

The sedan chair and the pro-soldiers and horses stopped more than thirty zhang away from the gate of Yan Song's mansion, and Hu Zongxian opened the sedan curtain and walked out.

That is, at the beginning of the day, the sky will be dark. Hu Zongxian didn't even eat dinner, so he changed into civilian clothes at the Xianliang Temple and came here. After getting out of the sedan chair, he stopped, looking at the mansion he had been to many times from afar. On the four red lanterns under the eaves of the porch, the two big characters of "Yan Mansion" are still the same. The vicissitudes of the world, twenty years ago, when Yan Song was just a junior high school, Yan Song summoned himself here The situation was the same as yesterday. But this time, the distance ahead was less than thirty zhang, but he felt that it was so far away. He decided to walk this section on foot alone, and the imminent flood of reproaches and unpredictable schemes also required him to complete the final mental preparations.

"You're waiting here." After saying that, he took a four-sided burden from the hand of the captain of the pro-soldier and walked towards the gate alone.

"Yo, it's Lord Hu." The porter standing at the door is obviously also an old man, and when he sees Hu Zongxian, he can see the long-lost cordiality, but this time this time there is obviously strangeness.

Of course, Hu Zongxian could feel the look in his eyes that was both long-lost and scrutinizing, and asked with a smile: "Is Elder Ge okay?" ”

The porter: "It's fine. ”

Hu Zongxian: "Please take me to the old man's house." ”

The porter groaned, and after a while, he said: "It's really hard to say this to Lord Hu, the elder of the pavilion has an order in the afternoon, Lord Hu was summoned by the emperor, and he should not see you first." ”

Hu Zongxian was stunned. Along the way, he had imagined all kinds of embarrassing and embarrassing situations after arriving at Yan's Mansion, but Yan Song didn't see him, which was really unexpected. An indescribable sourness suddenly welled up in his heart, and he was silent for a while, then looked deeply at the porter and said, "Please go and tell the elder of the pavilion, I should see him first, both public and private." ”

The porter hesitated for a moment before he reluctantly said, "Then Lord Hu will wait here first." ”

In fact, Hu Zongxian no longer knew about the changes in the pattern of the Yan Mansion in the past two years. Due to old age and weakness, Yan Song has lost the energy that affected all the situations back then, and in the cabinet, the actual power has been replaced by Yan Shifan, not to mention the family? Up and down the mansion, all the people do everything, in fact, they have to listen to Yan Shifan's arrangement, and then they dare to do it. It was Yan Shifan's order not to let Hu Zongxian enter the mansion, and of course the concierge got Yan Shifan's reply at this time.

He hesitantly came to the door of the study and called softly: "Little Pavilion Elder." ”

Yan Shifan was walking back and forth in the middle of the room, dictating at the same time; Yan Maoqing sat in front of the bookcase and quickly recorded what he said.

Yan Shifan just glanced at the porter standing at the door, and continued to dictate: "The minister can neither be a saint or a saint, nor can he be in distress. The crime of the minister can no longer be ignored, and he misleads the country and the people, so how can he be worthy of the task of sealing the territory? If by the grace of God, the quasi-minister is removed from the post of governor of Zhejiang and governor of Zhejiang, then the minister will be grateful! The minister Hu Zongxian kowtowed and bowed again. After saying this, he looked at the porter: "Is Hu Zongxian here?" ”

The concierge: "If you go back to Xiaoge, it's Hu Zongxian who is here." ”

Yan Shifan: "You didn't tell him what I taught you?" ”

The porter: "The villain said, he said that he asked me to report to the elder of the pavilion, and he should come to see the elder of the pavilion first." ”

Yan Shifan picked up the resignation document recorded by Yan Maoqing and read it, and said to the porter: "Go and tell him, just say that the elder said that this is a private residence, if you talk about official affairs, you can go to the court tomorrow to talk, and the cabinet can also send someone to the Xian Liang Temple to talk to him." If you talk about private matters, Yan Fu and him Hu Zongxian are selfless! ”

The porter hesitated a little, and said softly, "Isn't that a little too hurtful to him......

"Hurt your mother's head!" Yan Shifan almost roared, grabbed the inkstone on the bookcase and smashed it towards the door!

The porter was so frightened that he hurriedly hid: "The villain is going to talk about ......" while hurriedly running outside.

He smashed it, so that Yan Maoqing, who was writing, lost his ink, fortunately, he was used to such things, he was not panicked or embarrassed, and muttered: "I have to re-polish the ink......"

Yan Shifan: "Can't you just ask someone to grind, this also has to be asked?" With that, he walked out.

Although the porter hid quickly and was not smashed by Yan Shifan's inkstone, he was also so frightened that his heart was pounding, and he hurriedly came back and replied to Hu Zongxian's words according to the original statement.

Hu Zongxian stood there in a daze, his eyes full of sadness.

The porter was also a little unbearable, and said softly: "Anyway, tomorrow the pavilion elder will go to see the emperor with Master Hu." If you have anything to say, you can say it when we meet tomorrow......"

Hu Zongxian looked at him slowly: "Thank you for your kindness...... If it's convenient, please report to the old man again, and I'm afraid it will be too late to say some things tomorrow. ”

The porter: "Okay." I'll tell you. ”

"Farewell." After saying this, Hu Zongxian strode out of the gatehouse.

Yan Shifan here blocked Hu Zongxian's drive, and Yan Song, who has always been firm and quiet, was obviously a little distracted tonight.

He was lying on the chaise longue in the middle of the study, and the two eyes that were usually closed when he listened to reading were still open, looking at the beams on the roof, as if listening to the sound of reading in his ears, and as if he was thinking about something in a trance.

Luo Longwen sat beside him under a lantern and was reading the fifty-eighth chapter of the Tao Te Ching: "Its government is dull, and its people are pure; Its politics are inspected, and its people are lacking. Woe and blessing rely on, blessing and misfortune lurk! Who knows the extreme? There is no good or evil. It is strange to be reinstated, and good is to be a demon. The mystery of people is also long-lasting......"

Hearing this, Yan Song raised his hand, and Luo Longwen stopped.

Yan Song's eyes were still looking at the roof: "You said, when the emperor said this, did he hear the wind of destroying the embankment and flooding the fields......

Luo Longwen was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "I shouldn't know." The yamen at all levels in Zhejiang are our people, and the Weaving Bureau and the City Department are all Lu Gonggong's people. They certainly don't dare to show the slightest rumor about what they do. Other people don't know the inside story, and there is no evidence, so no one dares to hear the rumors. ”

Yan Song: "Then why did the emperor say this......

"If the emperor is suspicious, he must have stabbed it from Hu Zongxian's line!" With a shout, Yan Shifan had already strode in, "Hu Zongxian is Ma Ningyuan, who was arrested after Tan Lun returned to Hangzhou from Chun'an. Ma Ningyuan's confession, Tan Lun is not allowed to know. When he knew, he would tell King Yu that if the emperor really heard any rumors, it would be from this line! ”

Yan Song shook his head: "No...... Hu Ruzhen is cautious in her life, even if she interrogates Ma Ningyuan, she will not let the second person be present, let alone show the confession to Tan Lun. ”

Yan Shifan: "It's all this time, you still believe in him so much." ”

Yan Song: "Anyway, I brought Hu Ruzhen with me with him. I know better than you who he is. Besides, the emperor really knew about this from King Yu, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and that Xu Jie, they wouldn't know about it, and they wouldn't be inactive. With that, he sat up on the armrest.

Luo Longwen hurriedly sat up with him.

"After Hu Ruzhen came, I would understand it as soon as I asked." Yan Song's eyes looked out of the door, "He should also arrive at this time." Go and ask the porter, is he here? As soon as he arrived, he brought him to me. ”

Yan Shifan: "The concierge I just asked didn't come." Dad, everything is clear, don't you have old thoughts anymore, okay? Hu Zongxian will not come. ”

Yan Song was silent for a while, and then said affirmatively: "He will definitely come ......"

In the palace of King Yu. Gao Gong sat here, Zhang Juzheng also sat here, only Xu Jiejie did not come.

King Yu was obviously in a very uneasy state at this time, pacing back and forth in the middle of the room alone.

"At this time, we can only wait and see." Gao Gong said, "The emperor openly named Tan Lun to enter Beijing together, and he has already settled the account on our heads. Before the prince met the emperor, he couldn't see Tan Lun. ”

"If you don't see it, you will be weak-hearted." Zhang Juzheng immediately objected, "Tan Lun was originally a Zhan Shi of the prince's mansion, and there is no reason not to see him when he entered Beijing. Besides, the prince is a well-known crown prince in the government and the opposition, and if such a big thing happens, caring about state affairs is the proper attitude. ”

Gao Gong: "The concern is not tonight. I met Tan Lun tonight, tomorrow the emperor asked what he said, how did the prince answer? ”

"Answer whatever you want." Concubine Li's voice came from the door of the dormitory and bedroom.

Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were stunned and stood up.

King Yu also stood still, but raised his hand and motioned for Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng to sit down.

The two sat down again.

Concubine Li continued inside: "What Zhang Juzheng said is the right theory. Lord Wang, you should see Tan Lun tonight. It's best to ask Feng Bao to call him. ”

King Yu, as well as Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, their eyes lit up and they looked at each other.

Concubine Li continued inside: "Father and son are one, there is nothing to hide. ”

Zhang Juzheng: "I'm ashamed. Our knowledge is not as good as that of the princess. ”

King Yu looked at Gao Gong again, and Gao Gong nodded.

Feng Bao was about to withdraw after bringing Tan Lun here, but King Yu called him.

"Standing."

Feng Bao immediately bent down and stood there.

King Yu: "I'll take your vacation tonight, you can go back to the palace." ”

Feng Bao was stunned: "Master, what are the servants doing when they go back to the palace?" ”

King Yu: "Go and tell Gonggong Lu that I summoned Tan Lun tonight." ”

Feng Bao was shocked, and knelt down again: "Master! Master! How dare a minion do such a thing? ”

Yuwang: "What's going on?" Heaven is selfless. I am the emperor's biological son, and my business is all the business of the Ming Dynasty. Tell you to go, and you go. ”

Feng Baowu knelt there in a daze.

King Yu stomped his foot: "Did you hear that?" ”

Feng Bao: "The slave obeys the order." Then he got up and withdrew with a stunned face.

It was already late at night, and when he returned to the Xian Liang Temple, Hu Zongxian had not slept, he was slowly combing his thoughts, preparing to sit down until Yin Shi went directly into the palace, and faced the unpredictable Tianxin and Chao with a sincere word. At this moment, the door was slammed open, Hu Zongxian turned around, a little surprised, and a little expected, it was Yan Shifan who walked in the door.

"I heard that you have a confession of destroying the embankment and flooding the fields?" Before Hu Zongxian could speak, Yan Shifan had already sat down on the chair.

"Elder Xiaoge, I don't have such a confession here." Hu Zongxian's tone was calm and persistent.

Yan Shifan's eyes widened like lanterns, staring at him for a long time before he said, "Okay! Good! It's good if you don't have it Yes, it's just to dismiss our father and son from office and put them in jail! Don't forget, since ancient times, the two masters have not ended well! Kick us down, and the cabinet's chairs won't be your turn to sit on! ”

Hu Zongxian sat there quietly, resisting with silence.

Yan Shifan was even more annoyed by his silence: "Are you insisting on giving that confession to King Yu as a gift for changing the court?" ”

Hu Zongxian: "Brother Shifan, you can use this mind to save the world, but you can't use this mind to save me Hu Zongxian!" Also, Elder Ge is already eighty-one years old. You can not miss the people in the world, but you shouldn't miss your white-haired father! ”

"What qualifications do you have to discipline me!" Yan Shifan roared, and then stood up awkwardly, "The two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty are on my shoulders, and it is not your turn to say a few words in the world!" I only want to ask you one thing now, do you still implement the national policy of changing rice to mulberry in Zhejiang? ”

Hu Zongxian: "Whether to do it or not, I have already said it in the song." ”

Yan Shifan: "That means you're already iron-hearted?" ”

Hu Zongxian was silent again, and sat there without answering.

Yan Shifan was so angry that he began to tremble there, and suddenly, he raised his right hand and slapped his right cheek: "It's time to fight!" This slap was given on my father's behalf. ”

Hu Zongxian was stunned.

Yan Shifan then raised his left hand and slapped him on the left side of his face: "This palm is my own reward!" Why are our father and son blind, and use you to be a feudal official in such an important place! ”

Hu Zongxian slowly stood up and walked to the door: "I don't want to be this feudal official for a long time. You can play the emperor and get rid of me immediately. ”

"You said it yourself!" Yan Shifan's sentence then went up.

Hu Zongxian: "What do you want me to do, Xiaoge Lao will say it bluntly." ”

Yan Shifan: "That's good. I have prepared the resignation letter for you. Copy it yourself. ”

After speaking, Yan Shifan took out the resignation letter from his arms, slapped it on the coffee table, and walked straight out.

Zhong Ming Ding's food house, the situation is the prime minister's house, and there is a report overnight. At this time, the sound of the first shift came from not far from the front yard. Yan Song, who had been lying on the recliner, opened his eyes suddenly: "Is it a change?" ”

Yan Maoqing: "Yes, it's the first change." Dad, Hu Zongxian won't come. ”

A rare sadness finally appeared in Yan Song's old eyes: "Really unexpected...... Maoqing, what did you say about people's hearts? ”

Yan Maoqing: "People's hearts are like water. ”

Yan Song shook his head: "The water flows downward, and people's hearts are always high and want to be high......

Luo Longwen and Yan Maoqing looked at each other.

Luo Longwen: "I'm going to enter the palace tomorrow, so you'd better rest for a while." ”

Yan Song: "Don't sleep, just here, sit and wait for the court." ”

With the resignation letter that Yan Shifan asked him to copy, Hu Zongxian left the Xian Liang Temple when he was in Yin. At the beginning of the day, the Jingyang bell rang, and he was the first to come to the forbidden door of Xiyuan, where he waited for Yan Song and King Yu.

In the distance, a royal sedan chair and a sedan chair came!

Hu Zongxian's blank eyes showed a more complicated and painful gaze at this time, the emperor hasn't seen it yet, but at this time, he wants to see Yan Song, who can't see each other and has to see him, and the king of Yu who can't figure out the relationship!

King Yu's sedan chair stopped, and Yan Song's lifting also stopped.

According to the etiquette system, you must first bow to the prince. Hu Zongxian knelt down on the spot, and when he saw the hem of King Yu's golden robe and the court boots embroidered with the dragon, he kowtowed: "Minister Hu Zongxian knocks on His Royal Highness King Yu!" ”

Yuwang stopped: "You have worked hard. "It's the kind of tone that wants to be comforting as much as possible, but can't be too kind.

Yan Song was also carried over by his entourage, Hu Zongxian turned around on the spot, and kowtowed in the direction of the two pairs of feet: "Subordinate Hu Zongxian knocked to see the elder." ”

Yan Song glanced at him indifferently, and his tone was very flat: "No need." Meet the Emperor. ”

Hu Zongxian froze for a moment, and then replied, "Yes." ”

When he stood up, King Yu and Yan Song had already entered the forbidden door of the West Garden.

Hu Zongxian followed and walked into the forbidden door of the West Garden.

Mao Shizheng and the three of them were all led to Yuxi Palace by the eunuchs on duty.

King Yu has a seat, according to the rules of the prince, and is the crown prince, sitting on the east side of Jiajing's head; When Yan Song was seventy-five years old, he also sat on a low mound, sitting on the west side of Jiajing's lower head; Lu Fang stood slightly behind Jiajing's side as usual. In this way, in the huge hall, the one kneeling there is Hu Zongxian alone.

Jiajing is still a casual dress with wide robes and large sleeves, but the difference is that the thin silk worn in winter has been replaced by thick Songjiang cotton cloth printed with dark flowers in Kowloon in this summer. According to his own account, it is because of the positive results of his perennial meditation and practice, in fact, he has been taking the special pills made by Taoist priests for him all the year round, which are dry in winter and cool in summer. No one dared to say this, but it became a flattery for many people, and a display for his own use.

"Hu Zongxian." Jiajing spoke.

"The minister is here." Hu Zongxian replied calmly as much as he could.

Jiajing: "A four-grade prefect, a four-grade river superintendent, and two prefects on the right path, you can kill them if you raise your hand." Good spirit. ”

Hu Zongxian said: "Back to the emperor, according to the "Da Ming Law", the official who majored in the river embankment fell into disrepair and caused a disaster, which is equivalent to abandoning the city and abandoning the land. As the governor of Zhejiang, the minister hung the title of secretary of the military department, and he was ordered by the king to correct the law on the spot. ”

Jiajing: "Can you go to the court first and then follow the law?" ”

Hu Zongxian was stunned: "Back to the emperor, of course you can." ”

Jiajing: "There's an article. In my memory, you are a cautious person, this time not only cut first and then played, but also killed both the old people of Xiaoge and the people of Gonggong Lu, you are not afraid that they will give you small shoes to wear? ”

As soon as these words came out, Yan Song stood up: "If you go back to the emperor, you will lead the shore of the land, and it will not be the king's minister." All the officials of the Ming Dynasty were members of the imperial court. ”

Jiajing: "The imperial court is just a few palaces and a few yamen, and the rice is still eaten in separate pots." Yuwang. ”

King Yu hurriedly stood up: "Erchen is here." ”

Jiajing: "At the beginning of the year, you told me that Tan Lun, who did Zhan things in your house, was a talent, and you wanted to send him to Zhejiang to experience experience. How's your training going? ”

King Yu was naturally nervous, thought for a while, and then replied: "Back to my father, Tan Lun started to join the army in Hu Zongxian's Governor's Office, and now he is helping to plan the military in Qi Jiguang's battalion. The time is short, and there is nothing to talk about. ”

Jiajing: "If you have achievements, you don't have to be in front of the battle to capture the flag. Dare to be the first in the world, isn't it a achievement? ”

King Yu's gaze swept over the big characters on the wall behind Jiajing: I have three virtues, said to be kind, said to be thrifty, and said not to dare to be the first in the world. In an instant, the big words "don't dare to be the first in the world" are particularly eye-catching! He immediately fell to his knees.

The others also held their breath, and the entire hall was surprisingly silent.

Hu Zongxian raised his head suddenly: "Go back to the emperor!" The talent of the minister's rotten wood was not abandoned by the emperor and entrusted with the important task of sealing the territory. But once he is in charge of the territory, everything the minister does, except for listening to the emperor and the court, the minister will never listen to the instructions of others, and no one can influence the minister's original intention. As for the failure to implement the national policy of changing rice to mulberry this time, and such a big flood occurred in the minister's office, all the culpability, in the final analysis, is the fault of the minister, and has nothing to do with others. Speaking of this, he took out the resignation letter from his sleeve: "This is the resignation of the minister requesting dismissal, please ask the emperor for holy permission." ”

This was a bit of a surprise, and everyone was stunned.

Jiajing looked forward to Hu Zongxian for a while, and did not ask Lu Fang to pick up the resignation, but turned to King Yu first: "Did you hear it, Hu Zongxian is excusing Tan Lun." Get up. ”

"Yes." Yuwang stood up, bowed his head and sat down again.

Jiajingcai looked at Hu Zongxian again, and his tone gradually became stern: "Really like you said, the disrepair of the river embankment is equivalent to abandoning the city and abandoning the land, and disrupting the national policy of the imperial court to change rice to mulberry. ”

Hu Zongxian: "Thunder and rain are not heaven's grace!" The ministers obey the emperor's orders. ”

Jiajing: "Let me ask you again, the Xin'an River embankment was repaired last year, and it cost the imperial court 2.5 million taels of silver, and a big flood caused the embankment to collapse, didn't you notice it beforehand?" ”

Yan Song, King Yu, and Lu Fang were all really nervous at this time, and their eyes all looked at Hu Zongxian.

Hu Zongxian: "The minister also inspected the river embankment, but failed to find the hidden danger in time, which is the crime of the minister's negligence. ”

Jiajing: "Is it just an oversight?" ”

All eyes were nervously staring at Hu Zongxian again.

Hu Zongxian: "Back to the emperor, is the embankment in disrepair, the minister has here the confessions of Ma Ningyuan, the head of the Xin'an River, and Chang Boxi and Zhang Zhiliang, the co-organizers, please check the emperor!" As he spoke, he took out Ma Ningyuan's confession from the placket!

Everyone was stunned!

The air in the main hall of Yuxi Palace seemed to freeze all of a sudden!

Jiajing looked back at Lu Fang, and Lu Fang also looked at him, so he had to walk over, take the confession, and hand it to Jiajing.

Jiajing slowly unfolded his confession, and his eyes began to look at it coldly.

Yan Song sat there, his eyes had been closed at this time, but he could see that his head and face were already trembling slightly.

At this time, King Yu tried his best to balance his mind, looking at the ground with his eyes, trying not to show any expression.

The expression on Jiajing's face began to change, first a little surprised, then showing a state of contemplation while watching, and by the time he finished reading, his face had completely calmed down.

"Yan Ge Lao." Jiajing suddenly called Yan Song.

Yan Song still sat there with his eyes closed, but he didn't hear this call.

The look on Jiajing's face was very complicated, there was a trace of compassion, and there was some otherwise, so he stopped calling him, turned his head and asked Lu Fang: "Do you know what is written in this confession?" ”

Lu Fang: "The slave doesn't know. ”

Jiajing: "Let me tell you, this confession is full of details of the disrepair of the river embankment!" ”

Lu Fang was also stunned at this time, and then unabashedly breathed a long sigh of relief and looked at Jiajing knowingly.

Jiajing was also looking at him at this time, and handed over the confession: "You take it and show it to Elder Yan Ge." ”

"Yes." Lu Fang took the confession and walked over to Yan Song.

Jiajing's gaze casually glanced at King Yu, but King Yu sat there very quietly as if nothing had ever happened.

Jiajing withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Yan Song again.

"Elder Ge." Lu Fang had already walked to Yan Song's side at this time and called softly.

"Hmm." Yan Song opened his eyes and looked at Lu Fang blankly.

Lu Fang: "The confession has been read by the emperor, and all the details of the disrepair of the river embankment are written. ”

Yan Song's eyes lit up.

Lu Fang: "The emperor told you to take a look." As he spoke, he handed him the confession.

Yan Song took the confession, turned the first page tremblingly, looked at it, and then raised his head: "Your Majesty, the words are too small, and the ministers are too old to see clearly." ”

Jiajing: "Then take it back and show it to everyone in the cabinet." ”

Yan Song: "Yes." ”

Jiajing: "There is another thing, that is, Hu Zongxian's resignation, and he himself asked the court to open his vacancy. Ge Lao, do you think you should be allowed to do as invited? ”

Yan Song didn't reply immediately this time, and was silent for a moment before replying: "The grace of dethronement comes from above, and non-ministers can put their beaks in their mouths." ”

Jiajing's face immediately showed unhappiness: "You don't mean what you say. ”

Yan Song immediately stood up with the dwarf pier.

Jiajing: "Hu Zongxian was the secretary of the military department, and later the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang were all recommended by you to me." When is it up to me to employ people? ”

Yan Song was stunned by Jiajing's words.

Hu Zongxian raised his head at this time: "At that time, the cabinet elders recommended ministers, and the emperor reused ministers, all hoping that the ministers could live up to their grace and reassure the people. Now the ministers are in Zhejiang, which is obviously not in line with the responsibility of the feudal territory. I implore the emperor to remove him from his post. ”

Jiajing looked at him deeply: "Are you trying to pick a pick?" ”

Hu Zongxian immediately lowered his head: "The minister doesn't dare." ”

Jiajing: "If you dare or not, I won't let you pick a pick." There are two things I still know about you, one is to understand the overall situation, and the other is to be willing to work hard. Zhejiang and Nanzhili are the important tax places of the imperial court, and there are so many Japanese robbers there, and no one can stop without you at the moment. Yan Ge Lao. ”

Yan Song: "The minister is here." ”

Jiajing: "What do you think?" ”

Yan Song: "Shengming is no more than the emperor." At present, Zhezhi is indeed indispensable to Hu Zongxian. But his burden was indeed too heavy. Since the emperor asked the minister, the minister thought that he should resign from the part-time position of the governor of Zhejiang and only serve as the governor of Zhejiang. In this way, he can not only grasp the overall situation, but also be able to devote more of his mind to suppressing the widows. This year, the trade routes on the sea must be opened, and the business of 500,000 pieces of silk of the Weaving Bureau must be completed. Hu Zongxian was instructed to do his best. ”

Jiajing: "This is the words of Lao Chengmouguo." As for the disaster relief in Zhejiang and the change of rice to mulberry, after you go down, ask Hu Zongxian and the cabinet to discuss a good method. It's always good to have a dilemma. ”

Yan Song: "Yes." ”

Jiajing looked at Hu Zongxian again: "Hu Zongxian, have you heard?" ”

When Hu Zongxian raised his head, he was already in tears: "Back to the emperor, the ministers obey the order......"

"Ugh." Jiajing sighed and stood up, "I know that it is difficult for you, and it is difficult for me to do so. Let's all be reluctant. ”

King Yu and Yan Song both knelt down at this time: "Dedication to the king's affairs is the duty of a minister." ”

Jiajing looked at King Yu again: "And that Tan Lun, this experience also let him experience in Zhejiang." Drumming to sell sugar, each doing his own thing. Do whatever you have to do. After speaking, his big sleeves fluttered, and he walked to the inner house.

King Yu, Yan Song and Hu Zongxian fell to the ground at the same time: "Long live my emperor!" Banzai! Hooray! ”

After everyone retreated, Jiajing sat cross-legged on the futon in the ashram and began his daily preparations for meditation.

Lu Fang took out a small copper kettle in the huge copper incense burner with a thick handkerchief, added a few pieces of sandalwood to the incense burner, covered the incense burner, and then carried the copper kettle and poured a cup of warm water in a purple sand cup. Then holding a water cup in one hand and a small porcelain medicine jar in the other, he walked up to Jiajing and said in a low voice: "Master, it's time to enter Dan." ”

Jiajing opened his eyes, stretched out three slender fingers and took out a bright red pill from the porcelain medicine jar, put it in his mouth, and took the water and swallowed it in one gulp.

After taking the Dan, Jiajing did not meditate as usual, but looked at Lu Fang: "What kind of immortal did you say this Hu Zongxian was, and he actually surrounded us all." ”

Lu Fang replied with a straight face: "No one can wrap the emperor in. Hu Zongxian was caught and in a dilemma. ”

Jiajing: "Yes, he's also very bitter!" ”

"The hard days are yet to come." Lu Fang picked up the handkerchief again and wiped the water stains on the case, "Yan Ge Lao will definitely no longer recognize him, and with his character, he will not take refuge in Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng." Zhejiang can't be chaotic, and the national policy of changing rice to mulberry must be implemented, and if the two ends don't buy his account, they won't die of exhaustion, and they will have to die of sorrow. ”

Jiajing: "The imperial court cannot be without the southeast for a day, and the southeast cannot be without Hu Zongxian for a day." It is up to him to suppress the widows, and it is also up to him to keep the people from rebelling. We can't let him die of exhaustion, let alone let him die of sorrow. There is no silver in the treasury, so they have to rely on Yan Shifan to get it, eight points to the treasury, two points to them, I also admit it, seven points to the treasury and three points to them, and I endure it. If they still want to make more money, they can't even tolerate Hu Zongxian, and if they force the southeast to rebel, I can't tolerate them anymore! The Tan Lun sent by King Yu to Hu Zongxian's side wanted to protect them and watch them, but there were still fewer people. secretly sent a message to King Yu, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng would all approve the red if they invited anyone to Zhejiang. ”

Lu Fang: "Yes." ”

Jiajing: "Also, tell Yang Jinshui that the palace is not allowed to embarrass Hu Zongxian again." ”

Lu Fang: "The slave understands. ”