Time flew by, and soon it was time for a cabinet meeting.

The Forbidden City, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

Early in the morning, Jiajing put on his robe under the service of the personal eunuch, and when he was sitting next to the bookcase and studying the secret book of the formation, a eunuch came to report.

"Your Majesty, Gonggong Lu asks to see you."

"Oh, so early? Let him in. ”

Jiajing was a little surprised by this, and then ordered.

"Slave, see Your Majesty!"

I saw Lu Fang hurrying to the Heart Cultivation Hall and said respectfully.

"Lu Fang, seeing that you look so hurried, what do you have to report to me?"

Jiajing took in the eagerness on Lu Fang's face, raised his eyebrows, and asked.

"Your Majesty, here is the confession of Wang Zhi, the leader of the Japanese Bandits, because of the busy affairs before, the slave and maid forgot about it! I also ask Your Majesty for forgiveness. ”

After Lu Fang finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and held the confession in his hand high above his head.

Jiajing did not take the confession in a hurry, but turned to ask Lu Fang.

"Lu Fang, have you read the contents?"

"Your Majesty, the slave hasn't seen it yet."

Lu Fang saw Jiajing's question, and immediately responded respectfully.

"If I remember correctly, this Wang Zhi arrived in the capital with the thirteen million taels of silver seized by Hu Zongxian, right?"

Jiajing nodded, then took the confession from Lu Fang's hand and asked.

"Your Majesty, that's exactly the case, the thirteen million taels of silver have already been transported to the treasury!"

When Lu Fang heard what Jiajing said, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, Your Majesty really has a good memory!

"Well, let me see, what did this Wang Zhi explain?"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he immediately put aside the cheats in his hand and opened Wang Zhi's confession.

After a long time, after Jiajing finished reading the contents, he threw it aside at will.

"The content of this is quite interesting, this Wang Zhi, who has been entrenched in the Kyushu area of Japan for a long time, in order to gain support, while giving up his territory to those Hongyi people to operate, he actually converted to paganism!"

"Otomo Sorin, wait for me! When my sailor is finished, I'll use you first. ”

Jiajing secretly made up his mind, and then raised his head from the bookcase.

The Otomo Zonglin that he read just now was a daimyo in Kyushu, Japan, and he appreciated Wang Zhi and provided him with a lot of help.

"Your Majesty, are the Hongyi people you just mentioned those people with blue eyes, white skin, and brown or red hair?"

Seeing Jiajing raise his head from the bookcase, Lu Fang couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, and then asked.

"Oh, Lu Fang, have you seen these Hongyi people?"

When Jiajing heard this, his face couldn't help but show curiosity.

"Your Majesty, in the Haojing area under the rule of Guangdong, there is such a group of Hongyi people! Yang Jinshui, the godson of the previous slave, often dealt with these Hongyi people. ”

Seeing Jiajing's question, Lu Fang subconsciously replied, and when he finished speaking, he suddenly found that he had mentioned Yang Jinshui's name in front of His Majesty, and immediately knelt on the ground in panic and asked Jiajing for guilt.

"Your Majesty, slaves and maids should die! The slave said the wrong thing for a while, and asked His Majesty to punish her. ”

"It's okay, I don't mean to blame you, Yang Jinshui's incident has passed, keep talking."

Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang, who was kneeling on the ground, and said softly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave obeys!"

Seeing that Jiajing did not intend to pursue the matter, Lu Fang immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then got up from the ground and continued.

"Those Hongyi people are quite safe right now! Although they were not so obedient at first, since the local government sent people to negotiate a few times, those Hongyi people did not dare to make another attempt. ”

After patiently listening to Lu Fang's narration, Jiajing was extremely sure in his heart that this group of Hongyi people living in the Haojing area were the Portuguese in later generations! And Ho Jing, in later generations, has a unique name, Macau.

"This group of Portuguese people still dare to stay here and not leave, see if I will send a sailor over in the future and send you to the sky together!"

After listening to Lu Fang's description, Jiajing immediately grimaced and gritted his teeth.

Because the voice was not loud, Lu Fang did not hear what Jiajing was saying clearly.

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about?"

Seeing this, Lu Fang couldn't help but be worried.

"It's okay, it's just something inconsequential."

Jiajing waved his hand, and then perfunctory the matter.

"Oh, that's good."

Lu Fang did not doubt him, and quickly put his mind at ease.

"Lu Fang, you go and inform the local government, no, send the Jinyi Guard! For this group of Hongyi people, we must keep a close watch and try to find out the news from their mouths as much as possible. ”

After Jiajing finished speaking, he got up and poured himself a cup of hot tea and commanded.

"Your Majesty, the slaves don't quite understand, this group of Hongyi people has always been very obedient, and they will do whatever the local government tells them to do, and they don't dare to have any complaints!"

"And the local government's annual conscription, this group of Hongyi people also contributed, and for this, many Hongyi people were tired to death!"

"Could it be that these Hongyi people harbor evil intentions?"

Seeing that Lu Fang was curious about the reason, Jiajing was in trouble for a while.

It was impossible for him to tell Lu Fang that this group of Hongyi people was the Portuguese colonists who would invade Macao in the future!

By chance, Jiajing caught a glimpse of Wang Zhi's confession that he threw aside, and had an idea in his heart.

"Wang Zhi, the leader of the Japanese Bandits, confessed in his confession that this group of Hongyi people living in the Haojing area had sold him cannons and secretly financed him."

"Your Majesty means that this group of Hongyi people are a common man!"

After hearing Jiajing's words, Lu Fang's face was full of horror, and he couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

"Well, yes, this group of Hongyi people is a common man!"

"Not only that, but Wang Zhi, the leader of the Japanese Bandits, also accepted their silver, and this group of Hongyi people came from the West and were a proper foreign force! Therefore, I have reason to suspect that the rampant Japanese pirates in the coastal areas before are also related to this group of Hongyi people! ”

"Maybe, everything behind this is their ghost."

Jiajing nodded, agreeing with Lu Fang's statement, and then added.

"This group of Hongyi people is really treacherous! How dare you use such tricks to paralyze the court! ”

"On the surface, he works hard and complains, but in fact, he secretly trades with the Japanese Kou, which is really sinister! Your Majesty, give the order, and let the army of the court go and destroy them. ”

After Lu Fang got a positive answer from Jiajing, he had a deeper understanding of the insidious cunning of these Hongyi people.

"Alright, we'll talk about that later! Seeing that it's almost time for the cabinet meeting, let's go. ”

Jiajing stood up and said to Lu Fang.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave obeys."

After Lu Fang finished speaking, he followed behind Jiajing step by step.

……

Along the way, Lu Fang looked uneasy, he was still immersed in Jiajing's previous words, and felt deep self-reproach for his shallow cognition.

"Does Your Majesty think I'm too stupid to even see the little tricks played by those Hongyi people?"

"I was still in front of Your Majesty just now, speaking for those Hongyi people, will it make Your Majesty unhappy?"

"If they are not of my race, their hearts will be different! Lu Fang, Lu Fang, why don't you even understand this truth? ”

And Jiajing seemed to see what Lu Fang was thinking, and comforted softly: "Lu Fang, I didn't mean to blame you!" It's just that you must keep your eyes open in the future and not be blinded by these means. ”

Hearing Jiajing's comfort, Lu Fang's heart was wrapped in a warmth, and then he lowered his head and said to himself silently: "Lu Fang, you must serve Your Majesty well, don't live up to Your Majesty's expectations!" ”

……

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

With a shrill voice, Jiajing followed Lu Fang and entered the cabinet.

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

Seeing Jiajing come in, Yan Song and the others hurriedly knelt on the ground and saluted respectfully.

After Jiajing sat down in his place, he nodded and said softly.

"Well, let's all get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Yan Song and the others finished speaking, they immediately got up from the ground, and then sat down in their respective positions.

(End of chapter)