After Hai Rui handed over the file, a few more days passed, and after a day and night, the previous brocade guard sent it to the capital.

The Forbidden City, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

Jiajing put on his robe under the clothes of the personal eunuch, and then Lu Fang walked in with silent steps.

"Lu Fang, come and see for me, does this robe fit?"

Jiajing saw Lu Fang come in and asked.

"Fit, fit, Your Majesty wears anything that fits."

Lu Fang heard what Jiajing said, and opened his mouth to compliment.

"Alright, how did I do what I asked you to do?"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he sat straight on the dragon chair, his hands covered with the dragon heads carved on both sides of the dragon chair, and he rubbed it carefully, and an indescribable majesty emanated from Jiajing's body.

Seeing that the emperor mentioned this matter, Lu Fang immediately knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, before this, the slave maid got the news that the Jinyi guard sent to Zhejiang has already found out the matter!" ”

"Count the days, today should be almost here."

After Lu Fang finished speaking, he added.

"Well, you're doing a good job! I want to see if the taxes reduced or exempted by the imperial court to the people for so many years have been implemented? ”

Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang and said lightly.

Sensing Jiajing's gaze, Lu Fang's whole body trembled slightly, for some reason, the power on His Majesty's body became heavier and heavier!

Sometimes just one look can scare people into thinking about anything.

"Come, Lu Fang, play a game of chess with me, and wait for this news by the way!"

Jiajing took his eyes off Lu Fang and commanded.

"Slave, obey!"

Sensing that the emperor's gaze was removed from him, Lu Fang only felt that the whole person was a lot more relaxed.

And after Jiajing's order, the eunuch on the side had already set up the chessboard.

"Lu Fang, come, sit."

Jiajing pointed to the position opposite him and spoke.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lu Fang didn't shirk either, and sat down directly opposite Jiajing.

"Anyway, nothing happened in the capital recently, right?"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he only heard a 'click' sound and dropped the black chess piece in his hand into the chessboard.

"Your Majesty, these days, the officials in the capital are all very safe! I don't know if it was the last time Dongchang raided their house, which scared them. ”

Seeing Jiajing's question, Lu Fang put the white chess pieces in his hand into the chessboard and replied slowly.

"Hmph, this group of officials, where is the time for peace! If you don't keep an eye on them, won't you make a fuss? ”

After listening to Lu Fang's answer, Jiajing chuckled lightly and dropped the black chess piece in his hand into the chessboard.

After dozens of rounds of going back and forth, the sound of the guards came from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, the people have arrived."

After Jiajing heard the guard's report, he lost his interest in playing chess, threw the black chess in his hand into the chess basket, and said slowly.

"Alright, let's go down here for now!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

A moment later, the previous brocade guard, led by a eunuch who was in charge of imperial etiquette, entered the Hall of Heart Cultivation.

I saw that as soon as he entered the Heart Cultivation Palace, he knelt on the ground and said respectfully as the eunuch who was in charge of the imperial etiquette had been taught.

"Weichen see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

"Well, get up."

Jiajing glanced at the person who came and said softly.

"Your Majesty, here is the file that records the details!"

As he spoke, he pulled the file out of his bosom and held it high above his head.

Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang beside him, and the latter immediately understood, stepped forward quickly, took the file from his hand, and handed it to Jiajing.

"Well, since the things have been delivered, you can go down and rest."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, a little eunuch stepped forward and took him down to rest.

Then, Jiajing also opened the file in his hand and began to carefully browse the contents on it.

And inside the dossier, is the content that Gao Hanwen had sorted out before, the more Jiajing turned down, the more his brows wrinkled, and when Jiajing turned to the last page, he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, slammed the file onto the bookcase, and reprimanded angrily.

"These insects, how dare they deceive me like this? The policy of reducing taxes for the common people has never been implemented by the imperial court! ”

"And this group of insects is still taxed according to the original amount! And all this extra part goes into their own pockets! ”

"My Money !!"

Seeing that the emperor was angry, Lu Fang immediately knelt on the ground, and the whole person was walking on thin ice, and comforted: "The slave begs Your Majesty to calm your anger and not get angry because of this matter." ”

"Lu Fang, you go and call Zhao Zhenji over immediately!"

"Yes, slave and maid obey!"

After receiving Jiajing's order, Lu Fang left quickly and went to the Inspectorate.

……

The inspectorate, supervising the imperial history Zhao Zhenji was dealing with the day's paperwork, but who knew that he suddenly heard a report from his subordinates, saying that it was the visit of Gonggong Lu, who was the master of ceremonies!

As keen as Zhao Zhenji, he quickly noticed that something was wrong, and couldn't help but secretly wonder in his heart: "It can't be something big, right?" ”

With such a question in mind, Zhao Zhenji soon led the officials of the Inspectorate to greet Lu Fang.

After Zhao Zhenji saw Lu Fang's figure, he hurriedly said respectfully.

"Xiaguan, I've seen Gonggong Lu!"

Who knew that Lu Fang didn't mean to greet him, but said directly: "Lord Zhao, Your Majesty has something to do with you, come with our family!" ”

"Please also ask Gonggong Lu to wait for a while, the incident happened suddenly, and after the lower official has explained the rest of the affairs, he will go with his father-in-law to meet His Majesty!"

"No need, Lord Zhao, let's wait until I come back."

I saw Lu Fang glancing at Zhao Zhenji coldly, and did not agree to his request.

And Zhao Zhenji was temporarily relieved when he heard Lu Fang's words.

Zhao Zhenji captured two pieces of information from Lu Fang's words, first, His Majesty didn't come for him, and he could return to the Inspectorate next! Second, Your Majesty is so anxious, it must be something big that has happened!

"What is it that makes His Majesty so anxious?"

Zhao Zhenji's thoughts were scattered, and then he kept up with Lu Fang's pace step by step.

……

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhao has arrived!"

After Lu Fang took Zhao Zhenji to the Heart Nourishing Palace, he stood beside Jiajing.

"Yes, I see."

Jiajing nodded at Lu Fang and said softly.

"Weichen, knock to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

Zhao Zhenji knelt on the ground and said respectfully to Jiajing.

"Well, get up, come on, give a seat to Lord Zhao!"

Jiajing turned his gaze to Zhao Zhenji and said slowly.

"It's over, something must have happened! Your Majesty generally doesn't give people a seat! ”

With such a mood, Zhao Zhenji sat on the chair brought for him by the eunuch on the side.

"Your Majesty, dare to ask you to ask Weichen to come, is there anything you want to tell Weichen?"

Zhao Zhenji could no longer suppress the curiosity in his heart and asked Jiajing.

"Well, I called you over, and I do have a very important thing I want you to do!"

"Lu Fang, show him something."

Jiajing glanced at Zhao Zhenji and said to Lu Fang on the side.

"The slave obeys."

Lu Fang answered, and then handed over the file on the book case to Zhao Zhenji.

And Zhao Zhenji looked at the file in his hand, but he didn't dare to open it, and asked instead.

"Your Majesty, this ...... This is? ”

"Zhao Zhenji, where do you have so many questions, I let you see it, you can take a good look."

Jiajing glanced at Zhao Zhenji, his face full of displeasure.

"Compliance...... Yes, Your Majesty! ”

Seeing that the emperor was already a little unhappy, Zhao Zhenji didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he immediately opened the file and began to browse the contents on it.

The contents of the dossier were beyond Zhao Zhenji's expectations, and they were countless times worse than the worst he had expected before he came!

The contents of the dossier show that the policy of reducing and reducing taxes for the common people promulgated by the imperial court in recent years has never been really implemented, and the local officials still collect taxes according to the original taxes.

"How could Your Majesty know about this?"

This is what Zhao Zhenji thinks at this moment.

(End of chapter)