"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Seeing that the emperor was so resolute, Xu Jie couldn't excuse himself anymore, so he had to forcibly suppress the ecstasy in his heart and bow to Jiajing.

"Well, get up, I still say the same thing, for those who have meritorious service in the court, I have never been stingy with rewards!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he swept his gaze over the people present and said slowly.

"Alright, it's been delayed for so long, let's start now."

After Jiajing finished speaking, he knocked the jade pan beside him.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has a play!"

After a while, I saw Yan Shifan stand up, raise the music in his hand high above his head, and said in a deep voice.

"Oh, Yan Shifan, what do you have to report to me?"

Jiajing looked at Yan Shifan, who was the first to come out, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised, then raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Your Majesty, Wechen wants to impeach these officials on the list, and the crimes they have committed are recorded in detail here! Black sheep like this must be eliminated from the ranks of officials of our Ming Dynasty. ”

After Yan Shifan finished speaking, his expression became more and more respectful.

"Oh, and that? Lu Fang, bring me the song. ”

Jiajing then turned his gaze to Lu Fang on the side and commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Lu Fang responded, he came straight to Yan Shifan, took the song, and then respectfully handed it over to Jiajing.

Jiajing opened the recital, and saw that the names on it were all well-known corrupt officials in the DPRK, and they were still the kind of corrupt officials who were so greedy that they would arouse public anger.

Jiajing was planning to find a reason to clean them up, but who knew that Yan Shifan was so considerate that he directly sent the incriminating evidence together, which saved a lot of effort.

"Well, Yan Shifan, you did a good job in this matter! I'm very glad that you're here. ”

Jiajing closed the music in his hand and couldn't help but sigh.

"Your Majesty, Weichen just fulfilled the obligations of a courtier."

Seeing this, Yan Shifan hurriedly said humbly.

"It's good that you can do this! On the other hand, many ministers in the court could not even do the most basic duties as courtiers. ”

"All day long, I only know how to engage in the same party and fight against different people, and the entire court will be in a miasma!"

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

And the emperor's words made everyone present a little embarrassed: "The party is the same and different? Isn't that what these people are here? ”

Seeing this, Xu Jie, who was on the side, hurriedly put on a righteous look, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Weichen also feels that in the imperial court, the phenomenon of the party fighting against each other has been repeatedly prohibited, which is quite unfavorable to the court situation!" ”

Xu Jie's words made Yan Shifan feel Xu Jie's cheekiness again, and couldn't help but think like this: "Xu Jie's villain, can't you hear it?" Your Majesty is talking about us! You're thick-skinned. ”

"As a dignified cabinet deputy assistant, it's just a matter of doing engineering supervision to please Your Majesty, but you are still so shameless, it seems that Your Majesty's comments to you in the early years are really right, Xu Jie's villain, never use it!"

Yan Shifan thought so in his heart, and quietly distanced himself from Xu Jie.

Jiajing took in the righteous expression on Xu Jie's face, then nodded, and said casually: "Well, Xu Ge's words are reasonable, the phenomenon of the party in the court fighting against differences has to be curbed, and I will hand over this important task to all of you here!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust, and your ministers will obey your orders."

Seeing that Jiajing had already ordered the matter, everyone responded in unison with all kinds of thoughts.

"By the way, Zhang Juzheng, how is the construction of the second water division of the imperial court now? How's it going? ”

Jiajing then turned his gaze to Zhang Juzheng on the side and asked.

"Your Majesty, everything is going well so far! As for the shipyard, ten warships have been built so far. ”

Zhang Juzheng heard that Jiajing was asking about the progress of the sailor, so he hurriedly sorted out his language and responded respectfully.

"Well, yes, keep it up! If you encounter any problems in the process, just report them to me, whether you are short of money or people, I will find a way to solve it for you. ”

"There is only one point, that is, we must ensure the smooth construction of the water division, understand? If something goes wrong, I'll ask you! ”

Jiajing didn't seem to be very relieved about this, and then told him again.

"Thanks to Your Majesty's trust, Wechen will do his best to ensure the construction of the water division! If there is any mistake in the middle, His Majesty will punish the minister. ”

Seeing that the emperor was so concerned about the affairs of the water master, Zhang Juzheng immediately replied awe-inspiringly.

"Well, I'm still very relieved to entrust such an important matter to you."

After listening to Zhang Juzheng's report, Jiajing nodded, which can be regarded as agreeing with Zhang Juzheng's words.

At that moment, there was a rush of footsteps from outside, and a small official hurried into the cabinet, and before he could catch his breath, he held the envelope in his hand high above his head.

"Your Majesty, this ...... This is an 800-mile urgent letter sent by Yan Maoqing, the left deputy capital! ”

"What, Yan Maoqing? Eight hundred miles expedited! ”

"Could it be that Yan Maoqing encountered an accident when collecting the salt tax? Or did he say something else? ”

When everyone present heard the news at this moment, their thoughts were full of thoughts.

"Lu Fang, bring me the envelope!"

When Jiajing heard this, he immediately commanded Lu Fang on the side.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Lu Fang responded, he stepped forward quickly, took the envelope, and handed it to Jiajing.

And Jiajing also opened the envelope at a very fast speed, and when he saw the contents on it, he slammed the table and said in a deep voice: "Are these officials trying to rebel?" ”

Everyone present was taken aback by the emperor's sudden reaction, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and said in unison: "Please calm your anger." ”

"Your Majesty, what the hell is going on? Why did Yan Maoqing use 800 miles to expedit? ”

After this, Yan Song took the lead in standing up and asked Jiajing.

"Well, see for yourself, these officials are really lawless! Not only did he falsify the account books of the salt tax, but he also dared to burn down the post station. ”

After Jiajing finished speaking, he glanced at Lu Fang, and the latter quickly understood, and immediately handed the envelope to Yan Song.

Yan Song put on his reading glasses tremblingly, and when he finished reading the contents recorded on the envelope, he was also shocked.

"Your Majesty, this official of Nanzhili is so rampant, he dares to use this method, and he clearly does not take the court seriously, therefore, Weichen implores His Majesty to severely punish the officials involved!"

And after Yan Song finished reading the contents of the letter, he also forwarded it to Xu Jie.

After a while, everyone in the cabinet finished reading the contents of the letter, and then knelt on the ground with Yan Song and asked Jiajing.

"Wechen implores Your Majesty to severely punish these officials involved!"

"Well, I do have this intention, these disobedient officials should clean up."

After listening to everyone's request, Jiajing also nodded and agreed with their proposal.

"These officials who don't have long eyes are really tired of being alive! Not to mention the salt tax that His Majesty attaches great importance to, he actually dared to burn down the post station! This is a great challenge to the authority of the imperial court, a great crime of killing the head, and at the same time, it is also the reverse scale of His Majesty, and if you touch it, you will die! ”

At this moment, Yan Song, who was kneeling on the ground, thought so.

"Convey my will, grant Yan Maoqing the right to make a decision, let him immediately investigate the case thoroughly, and if necessary, he can cut it first and then play! And the local guard must unconditionally obey Yan Maoqing's transfer, and anyone who refuses to shirk will be killed! ”

"All officials involved in this case, no matter how big or small their crimes, will be killed!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he stood up from the dragon chair and looked around at the ministers present.

"The ministers obey the order, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Everyone present was shocked by the momentum on the emperor's body, and responded respectfully.

"The officialdom over there in Anhui is going to have a big earthquake next! From the governor to the magistrate, I'm afraid few people will be able to escape. ”

Yan Song thought so in his heart, and then slowly got up from the ground.

(End of chapter)