When the first rays of the morning sun shone into the Forbidden City, Jiajing put on his robe under the clothes of a personal eunuch, and today was the day of the cabinet meeting.

"Your Majesty, tomorrow is the day of the sacrifice, here is the general process handed over by the Ministry of Rites!"

Lu Fang didn't know when he appeared beside Jiajing and respectfully handed over the music in his hand to Jiajing.

"Well, put it there, I don't want to see this right now." Jiajing pointed to the bookcase on the side and said lightly.

"Yes, Your Majesty." After Lu Fang finished speaking, he immediately put the piece of music in his hand on the bookcase, and then came to Jiajing's side and stood respectfully.

"Lu Fang, do you think Hu Zongxian's side can catch Wang Zhi?"

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that Governor Hu will definitely be able to capture Wang Zhi!"

"Oh, how so?"

Jiajing saw the confident look on Lu Fang's face, and couldn't help asking.

"Your Majesty, before this battle, the imperial court has already made all preparations! For example, the armaments, grain, grass, salaries, and so on needed by the soldiers at the front were all secretly transported, and few people knew the true purpose of this operation, so the possibility of leaking secrets was ruled out. ”

"In addition, the soldiers who participated in this campaign were all carefully selected soldiers of a hundred battles, and it was not easy to deal with a group of unruly Japanese pirates, plus the thirty-six warships sent by the military department to assist, the strength of our army was far stronger than that of the Japanese pirates."

"And our army is calculated with a heart and without a heart, and a teacher with a way to defeat the unscrupulous, this battle will be won! Your Majesty only needs to wait for the good news from Governor Hu with peace of mind. ”

After Lu Fang finished speaking, he came to Jiajing's side, and stood respectfully as before.

"Haha, yes, yes, you still know me better!"

After listening to Lu Fang's analysis, Jiajing couldn't help but feel good and sighed.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid has one more thing I want to report to Your Majesty."

Lu Fang secretly observed the expression on Jiajing's face and said cautiously.

"Oh, what's the matter? But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang and said lightly.

"Gonggong Shi, the eunuch of the celebrant eunuch, has been unwell recently, so he wants to leave the palace two months early and go back to recuperate, and he asks His Majesty for permission."

After Lu Fang finished speaking, he knelt on the ground respectfully and said in a deep voice.

After listening to Lu Fang's request, Jiajing looked at Lu Fang who was kneeling on the ground, and said with a smile: "Lu Fang, you don't want to make room for your godson Feng Bao in advance, right?" ”

Hearing what Jiajing said, Lu Fang was suddenly so frightened that his face was bloodless, his whole person was shrouded in endless panic, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

"Your Majesty, wronged, the slave has absolutely no such idea!"

After Lu Fang finished speaking, he said goodbye.

"Get up, I don't mean to blame you, Gonggong Shi is old and in poor health, this is also understandable, I should also let him out of the palace to recuperate!"

"Lu Fang, what you just said is accurate."

Jiajing saw Lu Fang's behavior, and then personally helped Lu Fang up from the ground and said loudly.

"The slave and maid thank Your Majesty for your grace on behalf of Gonggong Shi!"

After Lu Fang finished speaking, he was about to kneel, but was stopped by Jiajing.

I saw Jiajing's face unswerving, and he said, "Okay, don't thank you!" What time is it now, accompany me to the cabinet. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Lu Fang finished speaking, he kept up with Jiajing's pace step by step, and he lowered his head all the way, not knowing what he was thinking.

……

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

Outside the cabinet, a shrill voice sounded.

All the ministers knelt on the ground, waiting for the emperor's arrival.

A moment later, Jiajing followed Lu Fang into the cabinet.

After Jiajing sat down in his place, all the ministers bowed again and said in unison: "The ministers see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

"Get up." Jiajing waved his hand and motioned for everyone to get up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Then the ministers got up and sat down in their seats.

"Your Majesty, the minister has his own music." Yan Song took the lead and raised the music in his hand above his head.

"Speak." Jiajing glanced at Yan Song and said lightly.

"Here is the list handed in by the official sent by Weichen before, Zheng Michang, the political envoy of Zhejiang! It records in detail the proceeds of the raid, and in addition, these properties are already on the way and will be transported to the capital in the near future. ”

After listening to this, Jiajing nodded slightly to Lu Fang on the side, and Lu Fang also came to Yan Song, took the list, and then handed it to Jiajing.

Jiajing opened the list and found that the amount recorded on it was not much different from the specific amount he saw on Jinyiwei last night, and he immediately lost interest.

"Well, Elder Yan Ge, you did a good job in this matter."

Jiajing closed the list in his hand, nodded at Yan Song, and said encouragingly.

"All of this depends on the wise guidance of His Majesty!"

After Yan Song finished speaking, he trembled back to his seat and sat down.

And Xu Jie, who was on the side, had a gloomy face: "Hmph, I really didn't guess wrong!" I'll just say how could he, Yan Song, take such a big risk to facilitate this matter, it turns out that everything behind it was instructed by His Majesty. ”

After Yan Song, Yan Shifan also stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Weichen also has this music!" ”

"Is it that the questions of the imperial examination are finished?"

Jiajing looked at the expression on Yan Shifan's face, raised his eyebrows, and asked.

"Your Majesty Shengming, this is exactly what Wei Chen wants to say!"

"Bring it."

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, Lu Fang on the side came to Yan Shifan and took the envelope in his hand that recorded the questions of the imperial examination.

"Your Majesty!"

After Lu Fang brought the envelope in his hand to Jiajing, he continued to stand beside him.

Jiajing opened the envelope, only to see that it read: "Swinging, the people are incompetent, towering, they have success, and they have articles......

Jiajing just glanced at it twice and looked away, which reminded him of the pain of writing ancient Chinese translations in his previous life.

"Well, you're doing a good job, when the time comes, as the chief examiner of the imperial examination, you must not make any mistakes for me, understand?"

Jiajing immediately turned his gaze to Yan Shifan and said softly.

"Weichen will live up to His Majesty's trust!"

"Yes, I hope that all of you will not live up to my trust in you!"

Jiajing seemed to feel something, and his eyes swept over the five of them one by one.

"The ministers will definitely smear your majesty's liver and brain, and you will never give up!"

Sensing the emperor's gaze, the five people knelt on the ground and wept.

"Arise, arise, all of you! You are all the ministers of my humerus in the Ming Dynasty, and I still believe in you. ”

Xu Jie and Yan Song glanced at each other, and then said in unison: "Your Majesty Shengming!" ”

"Zhang Juzheng, I asked you to be in charge of building the second water division of my Ming Dynasty, how is the current situation?"

Jiajing turned his gaze to Zhang Juzheng, who was kneeling on the ground, and asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, since the money was allocated by the Ministry of Households, the work of building warships is being carried out in an orderly manner, and it is currently progressing very smoothly!"

Seeing that the emperor asked him about this matter again, it can be seen that he attaches great importance to this matter, so Zhang Juzheng cheered up one hundred and twenty points and replied respectfully.

"Well, that's right, the construction of the second water division of the imperial court can't tolerate half a point of difference! You'll have to keep an eye on me in this regard, just report to me if there's anything you need. ”

After Jiajing finished speaking, he picked up the teacup on the side and took a sip.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Weichen will definitely handle this matter for Your Majesty!"

After Zhang Juzheng finished speaking, he said goodbye.

"By the way, tomorrow is the sacrificial ceremony, you should prepare in advance, and familiarize yourself with the process first."

Jiajing's gaze swept over the ministers and instructed.

……

Late at night, celebrant of ceremonies.

"Godfather, it's so late, do you have anything to do with me?"

Feng Bao waited respectfully beside Lu Fang as before, holding a bowl of hot tea in his hand.

"Yours has a deal."

After Lu Fang finished speaking, he took the teacup from Feng Bao's hand and took a sip.

"Godfather refers to ......" Feng Bao forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked softly.

"Don't pretend to be confused with your godfather, it's naturally Gonggong Shi's matter."

Lu Fang glanced at Feng Bao and said lightly.

"I went to ask Your Majesty early in the morning to ask him to agree to Gonggong Shi leaving the palace two months early, your godfather and I have worked very hard for this matter!"

As soon as Lu Fang's words fell, Feng Bao on the side took the teacup from Lu Fang's hand and put it on the table beside him.

Then he gently pinched Lu Fang's shoulders and said flatteringly: "These things that my godfather did for me, I Feng Baoke have all remembered in my heart!" ”

"You are my father, I don't have to call you godfather in the future, how about calling you father directly?"

"Daddy!"

"Huh."

Lu Fang responded, and then his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was enjoying something.

(End of chapter)