"Lu Fang, you lost again!"

Jiajing said that, and dropped the chess pieces in his hand into the chessboard with a helpless face.

"With all due respect, Your Majesty, your chess skills are unmatched in the entire Ming Dynasty!"

Lu Fang, who was on the side, wiped the fine sweat on his forehead and complimented.

"I still know my chess skills very well."

After Jiajing finished speaking, he glanced at Lu Fang and said lightly.

"That's it, I've been on so many plates, and I'm a little tired, so let's get here here today."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, a eunuch stepped forward to respectfully put away the chessboard, and when His Majesty was interested, he would take it out.

"Your Majesty, do you want the slave maid to let the imperial dining room bring some refreshments?"

Lu Fang got up from his position, then stood beside Jiajing, and said softly.

"Well, I'm a little hungry too, so let's let the Imperial Dining Room bring some snacks."

Jiajing nodded, agreeing to Lu Fang's proposal.

After a while, the dim sum from the imperial dining room was placed on the table, still the same as before, with a variety of flavors.

"Alas, I forgot to say, next time let the imperial dining room send a little less! There are so many of us, and the two of us can't finish it! ”

Jiajing suddenly remembered after seeing the dim sum sent by the imperial dining room, and then said in a deep voice.

Then Jiajing picked up a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth, and after savoring its taste, he said to Lu Fang on the side: "What are you doing in a daze?" Sit down and eat with me! ”

"Thank you, slave, for your grace!"

After Lu Fang finished speaking, he sat down in the seat prepared for him, and then tasted the taste of these snacks with Jiajing.

For the rest of the day, neither master nor servant spoke again, but silently put the pastry in their mouths and took a small sip of tea from time to time.

"Alright, let's get down!"

Jiajing saw that Lu Fang had no desire to move these pastries, so he immediately ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The eunuch received the order and quickly removed all the pastries.

At this moment, the voice of the guards came from outside: "Your Majesty, someone has sent a letter outside!" This is a letter forwarded by Hu Zongxian, Governor of Zhejiang and Governor of Zhejiang, and addressed to you by Tan Lun, Governor of Fujian. ”

"Oh, Tan Lun?"

When Jiajing heard the guard's report, he immediately recalled this Tan Lun's life and past in his mind.

"Alright, let him in!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he glanced at Lu Fang on the side and said loudly.

Soon, under the guidance of the eunuch, the person who came entered the Heart Cultivation Palace.

I saw him kneeling on the ground with a 'plop', and raised the letter raft in his hand high above his head: "Your Majesty, this is a letter forwarded to you by the Governor!" ”

"Well, Lu Fang, bring me the letter."

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, Lu Fang came to the person who came, took the letter away, and respectfully handed it to Jiajing.

"Alright, I've received the letter! Go down and rest first. ”

After Jiajing finished speaking, a little eunuch stepped forward and led the person down to rest.

Jiajing didn't rush to open the letter, but looked at Lu Fang on the side and asked, "Lu Fang, guess what's in this letter written by Tan Lun to me?" ”

Hearing Jiajing's question, Lu Fang thought for a long time and responded: "Your Majesty, the slave and maid have the courage to guess that the letter should be the local situation in Fujian." ”

"That's wrong, if the letter records the local situation in Fujian, there is no need to ask Hu Zongxian to pass it on to me! Just go through the normal process. ”

After Jiajing finished speaking, he immediately opened the envelope, but the contents on it surprised Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, Xiaguan Tan Lun, recently, Xiaguan has received a letter from Xu Jie, Xu Ge Lao."

"In the letter, Elder Xu Ge promised to the lower officials that he would support the lower officials to exterminate the bandits in Fujian Province, and at the same time promised to reduce the burden on the people of Fujian, and to redress unjust, false and wrongful cases, vigorously punish corrupt officials, and rectify the rule of officials!"

"After receiving Xu Ge's letter, Xia Guan was quite happy, and thought that Xu Ge Lao was concerned about the people of Fujian Province! But later, Xia Guan thought about it, Xu Ge Lao originally wanted to achieve the goal of his party struggle through Xia Guan. ”

"In addition, there are two pieces of paper mixed in the letter, and those two pieces of paper are the letters written by Xu Ge Lao to the lower officials."

"Because the lower officials did not directly contact His Majesty, I bothered Governor Hu to forward this letter on behalf of the lower officials, if it disturbed Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

After Jiajing read the letter that Tan Lun wrote to himself, he turned to pull out the two pieces of paper that Tan Lun mentioned from the envelope, and the handwriting on them belonged to Xu Jie, the deputy assistant of the cabinet.

"Haha, interesting, really interesting! That way, everything makes sense. ”

"Yan Song and Xu Jie, this is setting up a stage and singing with me!"

Jiajing read the contents of the letter without changing his face, and then laughed loudly.

"Your Majesty, what happened?"

Seeing this, Lu Fang hurriedly asked Jiajing.

"Well, let's see for yourself!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he handed the envelope in his hand to Lu Fang's hand.

Lu Fang respectfully took the envelope from Jiajing's hand, and when he finished reading the contents on it, he couldn't help but be shocked.

"Your Majesty, this is a crime of deception!"

Jiajing looked at the surprised look on Lu Fang's face, waved his hand, and said lightly: "I just want them to fight!" Well, it's under my control, though. ”

"Your Majesty, what are you?"

Lu Fang was quite puzzled by Jiajing's words, and then asked.

"Lu Fang, think about it, since Qingliu and Yan Dang are already like fire and water, I can't wait to get rid of each other as soon as possible! Why don't we take advantage of it? ”

"Right now, Yan Song and Xu Jie have already figured out my temper, and know that if they continue to engage in the same way as the party, they will only arouse my disgust! In order to gain my favor and to strike their opponents to the maximum, they can only compete through political achievements and so on. ”

"The more efficient the Qingliu side is, the more incompetent the strict party side is, and vice versa."

Therefore, in order to completely defeat the other party, both sides will definitely use all means to please me! With a little use, I can make them willing to do things for me and benefit the people. ”

And after listening to Jiajing's explanation, Lu Fang also gradually realized and said excitedly: "In this way, we can not only control the party struggle between the two sides within a reasonable range, but also use the hands of these officials to carry out the policies of the imperial court unimpeded!" And, the whole process is completely voluntary. ”

"With Your Majesty here, my Ming will be prosperous forever!"

"Your Majesty, slaves and maids see Your Majesty! Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

At this time, Lu Fang had been completely impressed by Jiajing's plan, and because he was too excited, his whole body began to tremble slightly! With infinite reverence for Jiajing, Lu Fang knelt on the ground and said loudly.

"Well, get up."

Jiajing just glanced at Lu Fang and said lightly.

Then Jiajing turned his gaze to the envelope on the bookcase, and said to himself silently: "Heh, you didn't expect it, Hu Zongxian on the Yan Dang side and Tan Lun on the Qingliu side are already my people!" ”

Then Jiajing suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his heart, spread out the pen and paper, and began to write a reply to Tan Lun.

The above content is very simple, only a short sentence: "What Aiqing said before, I already know!" Act according to the letter first, and if there is any problem, report it directly to me. ”

After the ink on the paper was dry, Jiajing called Lu Fang and said softly, "Send this letter to Tan Lun." ”

Lu Fang also saw the content on the paper, and his body couldn't help but be shocked, and he said respectfully: "Obey, Your Majesty!" ”

PS: Thanks for the 100 starting coins tip at the end of Paris

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