"Okay, that's all for the officials' salary increases, you just go down and implement it."

Jiajing looked at the people kneeling on the ground, waved his hand, and said loudly.

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Seeing that the matter of raising the salary of officials has been settled, everyone could not hide their excitement in their hearts, and said in unison.

"I just got the news that Hu Zongxian has led the army to exterminate all the Japanese in Fujian and other places, from Funing to Zhangquan and Quan, thousands of miles away, has returned to the rule of my Ming Dynasty!"

"How do you think I should reward them?" Jiajing said, took a sip of the teacup, and asked everyone.

"Your Majesty, such great deeds deserve to be rewarded!" Gao Gong was the first to stand up and said in a deep voice.

"Well, Gao Aiqing's words are quite appealing to me, and they should be rewarded." Jiajing nodded in the direction of the high arch to show his approval.

At this time, Xu Jie stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, although the Japanese in Fujian Province have been exterminated, the risk of resurgence cannot be ruled out!" Therefore, Weichen wanted to implore His Majesty to send a general to serve as the governor of Fujian, so as to achieve the effect of deterring the Japanese invaders. ”

"Oh, that's all said about this, I guess Xu Ge Lao already has a rough candidate in his heart, right?" Jiajing asked with a look of great interest in what Xu Jie said.

"Your Majesty! Weichen already has a rough candidate in mind. Xu Jie bowed slightly to Jiajing and responded.

"Oh, who is it?" Jiajing raised his eyebrows and continued to ask.

"Your Majesty, the person Weichen wants to promote is Tan Lun!"

Under Jiajing's questioning, Xu Jie said the candidate for the governor of Fujian in his heart.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks this matter is inappropriate! As far as Weichen knows, Tan Lun doesn't have much experience in governing the local government, and if he is rashly sent there, he may miss the state affairs. Yan Shifan heard that Xu Jie wanted to promote Tan Lun as the governor of Fujian, and immediately jumped out with a posture of a virtuous minister who was worried about the monarch, and admonished.

"I'm curious, why can't Tan Lun be the governor of Fujian?"

"Fang Cai Xiaoge said that Tan Lun has no experience in governing the local government, and Tan Lun was the prefect of Taizhou in the twenty-ninth year of Jiajing! And also recruited local villagers to resist the Japanese invaders, and set up a proud record of three battles and three victories! ”

"Isn't that also the experience of being in charge of the local government?"

Gao Gong saw Yan Shifan jump out, and immediately retorted.

"Taizhou is just a province, and Fujian is a province! Can the two be compared side by side? Seeing Gao Gong refute his words, Yan Shifan was not to be outdone, and immediately went back.

"Hmph, I see, it's clear that someone wants to use the topic to play!" Gao Gong glanced at Yan Shifan and said mockingly.

"Who do you say is playing on the topic?" Yan Shifan was enraged by Gao Gong's words and glared angrily.

"Hmph, do you need to ask?"

"You!"

Just as Gao Gong and Yan Shifan were arguing, Jiajing coughed lightly and said lightly: "Okay, don't quarrel, where do you think this is?" ”

"Please forgive your majesty!" Yan Shifan and Gao Gong saw that the emperor was a little unhappy, so they hurriedly stopped arguing and bowed down to plead guilty.

"I think what Elder Xu Ge said is reasonable, and now I should send a general to Fujian to serve in order to deter Xiaoxiao."

"In this way, according to what Elder Xu Ge said, let Tan Lun temporarily serve as the governor of Fujian! Wait until the situation stabilizes. Jiajing's voice was not loud, which could be regarded as the end of this controversy.

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Seeing that the emperor had made a decision, everyone no longer objected.

Seeing that Tan Lun was so troublesome, Jiajing saw this, and gave up the mind of discussing with the ministers, and instead announced his decision on his own.

"Spread my will, the barbarian general Yu Dayou has merit in suppressing the Japanese and crowned General Guangwei! Dengzhou Wei commanded the servant, Qi Jiguang, the chief soldier of Jizhou, and added the title of General Dingyuan! Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, was crowned the general of Dingguo! ”

"In addition, the soldiers who participated in the conquest of the Japanese were given double salaries, and the soldiers who died in battle were also given double their pensions, and their families were also properly resettled."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Seeing that the emperor had already announced the appointment himself, no one present dared to question the emperor's words, so they had to claim that they were.

……

Since Hu Zongxian led the army to return to the court, Zhang Lian, the leader of the Japanese bandits, was sent to the prison of Jinyiwei.

"Do you have anything to explain?" The figure opposite Zhang Lian asked.

"No, I don't know anything, kill me!" Zhang Lian tilted his head to the side, gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice.

"Alas, a guy like you, uncle, I've seen eight thousand, if not ten thousand! At first, he was tougher than anyone else, but after trying the punishment of Jinyiwei, he cried and shouted to confess like pouring beans from a bamboo tube. ”

"Anyway, you will open your mouth in the end, rather than suffering a meal and then confessing, it is better to confess now, and you can suffer less sin." The figure in front of Zhang Lian said so comfortingly.

"Hmph, the terrifying Jinyi Wei is nothing more than that, he can only play lip service! Uncle, when I was a pirate, I had already put life and death on the line, no matter what you said, I wouldn't open my mouth. A mocking look appeared on Zhang Lian's face and he spoke.

"Good! In that case, then I'll treat you well. The figure in front of Zhang Lian was not angered by his words, but became more and more excited.

"You...... What do you want? ”

When he saw the steel needle in the figure in his hand, Zhang Lian's tone carried a hint of panic.

"But as long as the Jinyi Guard is hereditary and has a hundred households, he must be good at the art of punishment! It just so happened that the villain would have a special punishment technique, and all that was needed was such a small steel needle. ”

Colleagues refer to this punishment as "Hades Three Needles", which means that no matter how hard a person is, he will open his mouth after three needles. As he spoke, he stabbed the steel needle into Zhang Lian's spine, and suddenly an indescribable pain spread to his limbs.

Seeing that he couldn't break free, Zhang Lian immediately slammed his head against the pillar that tied him, hoping to use this to relieve the pain.

Seeing this, the figure in front of Zhang Lian pulled the steel needle out of his spine, with a smile on his face, and asked, "How is it, do you want to try the second needle?" ”

At this time, Zhang Lian's clothes were already wet with sweat, and when he saw that the person who came was about to get the second needle on his body, his pupils shrank suddenly, he couldn't help shaking his head, and his mouth whimpered: "Please don't pierce it, I will recruit it, I will recruit it all!" ”

"Alas, I have advised you a long time ago, but you just won't listen! I have to let myself suffer a meal of flesh and skin before I am willing to confess obediently, really, let me say what is good about you. ”

"Tell me, what do you have to explain?"

"I want to explain the whereabouts of the thief leader Wang Zhi......" Zhang Lian hesitated for a moment before speaking.

……

Zhejiang, Chun'an County.

Hai Rui finished his day's work and returned to the inner courtyard of the county government.

As soon as he stepped into the room, he was attracted by the smell of meat, and when he got closer, it turned out to be his wife Wang stewing meat at home.

"What day is today, eating so heartily?" Seeing this, Hai Rui pondered for a long time, his face full of doubts.

"You, day by day, you know that you are busy with your official business, and you don't care about any other news!" Hai Rui was greeted by the disgusting gaze of his wife Wang.

"Let me tell you, Your Majesty has decided to raise the salary of the hundred officials, and on the way back, I heard the officials of the Governor's Mansion talking about it!"

"In the future, we won't have to live a tight life anymore, and we can eat a meal of meat once in a while." Hai Rui's wife, Wang, said, with a smile on her face.

Hai Rui's lips moved, and he said softly: "Follow me in recent years, I have wronged you!" ”

"How can there be, it's been a husband and wife for so many years, and no matter how wronged you are, you still come over? It's going to get better and better in the future, go wash your hands and start eating right away. Seeing that Hai Rui was still stunned, Wang couldn't help urging.

"Oh, good."

(End of chapter)