"You...... Who are you? ”

When Gu Yan looked at the group of people gathered in front of him, a trace of panic flashed on his face, and he immediately mustered up the courage to ask.

"You are Gu Yan?"

The person at the head was quite indifferent, and after looking Gu Yan up and down, he confirmed.

"I'm Gu Yan, may I ask what you are doing with this official......

Before Gu Yan's words were finished, he was coldly interrupted by someone who came.

"Elder Yan Ge and Elder Xu Ge, I jointly recommended you to Your Majesty, please come with us!"

After hearing the words of the visitor, Gu Yan's face was full of incredulity, and he couldn't help but confirm.

"What...... What, what do you say? ”

"Elder Yan Ge and Elder Xu Ge of the cabinet jointly recommend this official to His Majesty?"

Perhaps because his patience had been exhausted, the person who came did not answer Gu Yan's question, and after glancing at Gu Yan, he immediately ordered his subordinates to lead the way in front and leave by himself.

"Wait, I'll go with you!"

Seeing this, Gu Yan hurriedly took three steps and made two steps, keeping up with the pace of the people who came up, and marched towards the Forbidden City together.

……

The Forbidden City, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

"Your Majesty, all the things you ordered the slaves and maids to do before have been done."

As soon as Lu Fang entered the Heart Cultivation Palace, he knelt on the ground respectfully and reported to Jiajing.

"Well, I know, get up."

I saw Jiajing coping with a sentence quite perfunctorily, the brush in his hand did not stop, and his face was full of concentration.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting Jiajing's consent, Lu Fang slowly got up from the ground.

At this moment, Lu Fang's heart was full of curiosity.

"What is it that can make His Majesty so selfless?"

Time passed slowly, and during the whole process, Lu Fang didn't make any sound, and the whole person was like a statue, waiting quietly.

After a long time, I saw Jiajing put down the brush in his hand, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and laughed loudly.

"Haha, it's finally done, Lu Fang, come and take a look."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Lu Fang, who had been waiting for a long time, heard this, and then walked to the bookcase.

When he saw Jiajing's finished work, his face was full of horror and trembled.

"Your Majesty, this ...... This is! ”

Jiajing was not surprised by Lu Fang's reaction, nodded, and then explained.

"Well, that's right, that's the map of the world I drew earlier!"

"It's just that this map is more detailed than the one I drew in the Guozijian before, and there are more places marked on it."

After hearing Jiajing's words, Lu Fang immediately trembled and asked.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, is this map prepared for the fleet that will sail around the world at that time?"

"Well, yes, didn't you see the specific route marked on it?"

Faced with Lu Fang's inquiry, Jiajing nodded, and then patiently explained.

"This side is my Daming, starting from Daming, then through Jiaozhi, Tianzhu, and then through the strait here, and then ......"

Lu Fang looked at the place Jiajing pointed to, and soon, a complete round-the-world voyage appeared in Lu Fang's mind.

Then, I saw Lu Fang's expression excited, and he knelt on the ground suddenly, and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, in this way, there is no possibility of failure!"

"At that time, when the fleet returns, it will be possible to prove the correctness of the doctrine you have proposed, Your Majesty."

Hearing Lu Fang's words, Jiajing's face was full of helplessness, and he saw him help Lu Fang up from the ground and explained.

"I am not sending a fleet this time to prove that the doctrine I put forward is correct, but has a more important purpose."

"Look here!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, after the ink on the paper was dry, he carefully flipped it over, and pointed to the sweet potatoes and corn drawn by his own hands with his fingers.

"Your Majesty, did you send a fleet to find these two things?"

Lu Fang looked at the place Jiajing pointed to, and there was not only a physical map drawn on it, but also corresponding annotations to describe its appearance and taste.

"Well, that's right, I sent the fleet to find these two things!"

"Lu Fang, do you know, if you have these two things, the people of my Ming Dynasty will never have to go hungry again."

Jiajing took his eyes off Lu Fang, looked at the scenery outside, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Your Majesty, you just said that as long as you have these two things, the people will never have to go hungry again?"

After hearing what Jiajing said, Lu Fang was perhaps too excited, and his body began to tremble slightly uncontrollably, saying word by word.

"Well, that's right, as long as you have these two things, my people will no longer have to go hungry."

Jiajing just nodded at this, his expression calm.

"Besides, I've already marked the specific place on the map just now!"

"Just follow the map and you'll be able to find both."

Perhaps tired of watching, Jiajing retracted his gaze and added.

Then, I saw Lu Fang kneeling on the ground with a 'plop', crying.

"Your Majesty, slave maid...... Slave ......"

Lu Fang choked up and couldn't speak anymore.

"Get up, I am the father of hundreds of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty, and the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty are all carried on my shoulders!"

"The people are unclothed and starving, and I, as their sovereign father, have an obligation to free them from this life."

"I want children to thrive, I want the elderly to have something to take care of, and I want the people of the world to regain their confidence in my Daming, so that they can be proud of being born in Daming from the bottom of their hearts!"

"No matter who dares to stand in front of me, I will make him regret coming to this world!"

And after hearing Jiajing's murderous words, the look in Lu Fang's eyes became even more determined.

He will do his best to help His Majesty achieve this goal!

Even in the process, it doesn't matter how many people die.

"Slaves and maids are willing to swear allegiance to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

I saw that Lu Fang's face was calm, and after kowtowing three times respectfully, he said word by word.

"Well, get up."

Seeing this, Jiajing withdrew his gaze from Lu Fang's body and commanded.

Immediately afterwards, I saw Jiajing sit back on the dragon chair, rubbing the carved dragon head on it with his hand, not knowing what he was thinking.

At this moment, I saw a eunuch coming in from outside the Heart Cultivation Palace, and reported respectfully.

"Your Majesty, Gu Yan is already waiting outside the palace."

"Well, let him in."

Jiajing said, got up and poured himself a cup of hot tea, and then commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After receiving the order, the eunuch left the Heart Cultivation Palace.

A moment later, under the leadership of a eunuch, Gu Yan entered the Heart Cultivation Palace.

As soon as he entered the Heart Cultivation Palace, he knelt on the ground with a 'plop' and saluted Jiajing respectfully.

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

"Well, get up."

Seeing this, Jiajing waved his hand and commanded casually.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting the emperor's permission, Gu Yanfang got up from the ground.

And because it was the first time to meet the emperor, Gu Yan couldn't help but be a little nervous, and beads of sweat kept rolling down his forehead.

"Do you know what I'm looking for you this time?"

Jiajing didn't talk too much nonsense and went straight to the topic.

"Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't know."

Facing the emperor's inquiry, Gu Yan's face was full of humility, and after a moment of silence, he replied.

"Yan Song and Xu Jie recommended you to me together, and let you be the commander, responsible for commanding the fleet of this round-the-world voyage."

Jiajing took in the expression on Gu Yan's face, and a smile appeared on his face, explaining to him.

(End of chapter)