After that, a few more days later, Hai Rui finally arrived in the capital!

Escorted by the accompanying guards, Hai Rui and his wife, Wang, disembarked from the ship.

"Is this the capital, there are so many people!"

Hai Rui's wife, Wang, couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the towering city wall in the distance and the bustling crowd by the dock.

"Yes, this is the capital!"

Even Hai Rui was shocked by the prosperity of the capital at this moment.

At this moment, I saw Zhao Zhenji smiling, walking up with his hands behind his back, and spoke.

"Now that we've finally arrived in the capital, Hai Rui, do you have a place to stay in the city?"

Seeing Zhao Zhenji's question, Hai Rui hurriedly replied respectfully.

"My lord, the lower officials have their own way to solve it."

And Zhao Zhenji seemed to see what Hai Rui was thinking, chuckled lightly, and explained for him.

"This is the capital, but it's not comparable to your small Chun'an County!"

"In this case, the official has a vacant house in the city, so you can move in first."

Hai Rui wanted to refuse, but when he saw the unquestionable look on Zhao Zhenji's face, he quickly gave up the idea and immediately saluted respectfully.

"Thank you, sir, when you find a suitable place to live in the future, you will move out."

Zhao Zhenji took in the expression on Hai Rui's face, and then continued.

"You don't have to worry, that house, the official hasn't been to it for a long time, you can rest assured and live boldly!"

"When you're tired of living, it's never too late to move out."

Just as Hai Rui wanted to continue to excuse himself, he saw a large group of guards suddenly appear from not far away, quickly moving towards the dock.

Seeing this, Hai Rui showed a little doubt on his face, turned his gaze to Zhao Zhenji, and asked.

"My lord, this ......"

"It doesn't matter, this may have been sent by His Majesty to pick up this official."

And Zhao Zhenji seemed to have expected this, holding his hands behind his back, with a light appearance.

Seeing that Zhao Zhenji was so confident, Hai Rui quickly put his mind at ease, and then waited in place with Zhao Zhenji.

Soon, this large group of guards came to Zhao Zhenji.

Seeing this, the leader immediately knelt respectfully on the ground and said to Zhao Zhenji.

"Lord Zhao, the lower official has been instructed by His Majesty to come and answer your lordship!"

"Well, you lead the way."

When Zhao Zhenji heard that it was the person sent by the emperor to pick him up, he immediately looked pale and ordered.

"Yes, my lord, please come with the lower officials, and prepare a sedan chair for you over there."

Seeing that he had successfully received Zhao Zhenji, the minister sent by His Majesty, the visitor immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then said so.

"A few of you, take Hai Rui to live in the house where the official is free."

Zhao Zhenji didn't forget to give instructions before following the guard away.

"Yes, sir!"

Seeing this, Zhao Zhenji's subordinates hurriedly responded.

"Hmm."

Seeing that there were not many things to order, Zhao Zhenji nodded, and then followed the steps of the comer, got into the sedan chair prepared in advance, and set foot on the road to the Forbidden City.

"Xiaguan Hairui, congratulations to Lord Qincha!"

Hai Rui looked at the figure of Zhao Zhenji leaving and saluted respectfully.

"My lord, please come with us."

Seeing this, Zhao Zhenji's subordinates were full of respect on their faces, and then said this to Hai Rui.

"Well, you guys lead the way!"

Hai Rui commanded after glancing at his wife, Wang.

……

Soon, the sedan chair that Zhao Zhenji was riding in came to the east gate of the Forbidden City.

I saw that the guard who was in charge of picking up Zhao Zhenji before took out a voucher from his arms, and after handing it over to the forbidden army to watch, the sedan chair that Zhao Zhenji was riding in was put in.

Not long after, Zhao Zhenji, who had been closing his eyes in the sedan chair, heard such a voice.

"Your Excellency, it's here!"

"Hmm."

After Zhao Zhenji responded, he got off the sedan chair, looked at the familiar Forbidden City in front of him, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Subsequently, the person in charge of guiding Zhao Zhenji was replaced by a eunuch, and Zhao Zhenji followed the steps of the comer and came all the way to the outside of the Heart Cultivation Palace.

"Lord Zhao, please come in!"

"Your Majesty has been waiting for you inside for a long time."

I saw that the eunuch from before turned around and reminded him like this.

"There is Father-in-law Lao."

Seeing this, Zhao Zhenji's face was full of respect, and he immediately quietly stuffed a stack of silver tickets into the sleeve of the visitor.

"Lord Zhao is polite!"

After roughly perceiving the thickness of the silver ticket, the eunuch immediately smiled all over his face and said so.

"Where, where, Your Majesty's side ......"

After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Zhenji asked his question.

Hearing this, the smile on the eunuch's face remained unchanged, and he lowered his voice.

"Lord Zhao, don't worry, Your Majesty has been in a good mood lately!"

"Well, thank you, father-in-law."

When Zhao Zhenji heard this, the whole person instantly relieved his heart and said so.

"Lord Zhao, let's go in quickly, don't let Your Majesty wait in a hurry!"

The eunuch couldn't help but urge when he saw that he had been delayed for a long time.

"Hmm."

After Zhao Zhenji responded, he immediately calmed down and stepped on the steps of the Heart Cultivation Hall step by step.

When Zhao Zhenji entered the Palace of Heart Cultivation, Jiajing was practicing calligraphy, and Lu Fang was like a sculpture, standing beside Jiajing, motionless.

When Jiajing saw Zhao Zhenji coming, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and then he put down the brush in his hand and raised his eyebrows.

"Coming back?"

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

Seeing this, Zhao Zhenji immediately knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice.

I saw Jiajing sitting on the dragon chair, rubbing the dragon head carved on it with his hand, and then turned his eyes to Zhao Zhenji and asked.

"Zhao Zhenji, how did you do with what I told you before?"

Hearing the emperor's words, the expression on Zhao Zhenji's face instantly became serious, and he saw him take out a letter from his arms, hold it high above his head, and say loudly.

"Your Majesty, here is the truth that Weichen has investigated, and the corresponding list!"

Jiajing heard what Zhao Zhenji said, and glanced at Lu Fang beside him.

And the latter also quickly signaled, only to see him quickly come to Zhao Zhenji, take the song from his hand, and hand it over to Jiajing.

Jiajing took the song from Lu Fang's hand, took it apart, and carefully skimmed through the contents on it.

Zhao Zhenji couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in his heart when he saw his own music in the hands of the emperor.

Time passed minute by minute, and Jiajing nodded and said lightly after reading the content of the note submitted by Zhao Zhenji.

"Well, Zhao Zhenji, you did a good job."

Hearing the emperor's words, the big stone that had been hanging in Zhao Zhenji's heart finally fell to the ground, and then spoke.

"Your Majesty, the situation in Zhejiang, according to Weichen's observation in recent days, is still quite good!"

"The whole of Zhejiang has been governed by Hu Zongxian in an orderly manner, and the lives of the people are quite passable."

"Therefore, those things that happened before ......"

Before Zhao Zhenji's words were finished, he was coldly interrupted by Jiajing.

"I know what you're talking about, so let's talk about something else!"

"Those on the list, I'll get rid of them soon."

"Yan Song and Xu Jie, these two guys, are quite acquainted and know what I want."

Jiajing withdrew his gaze from Zhao Zhenji and muttered to himself silently.

(End of chapter)