With the further fermentation of the incident, the atmosphere in the court gradually became treacherous.

And Yan Song, Xu Jie, and other cabinet members also announced that they would close their doors at this time, and no one would be seen!

A discerning person can see that a huge political whirlpool is gradually forming, and this political whirlpool will swallow up all the people involved, leaving not even the bones and dregs left.

That night, Li Chunfang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, after declining repeated invitations from colleagues, took a sedan chair and went straight home.

For no other reason, Li Chunfang already smelled a hint of danger from it.

Ever since the announcement of the cabinet's policy of integrating the officials and gentry into the grain payment, it has aroused heated discussions among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and there are still some extreme officials who want to meet His Majesty in person and persuade His Majesty to retract his order.

Not only that, but some of the students who were instigated, clamoring to defend the glory of scholars, openly gathered to oppose this policy of the imperial court!

And these people, without exception, were all arrested and put in prison by Jinyiwei.

As soon as Li Chunfang returned home, his wife immediately greeted him, her face full of concern.

"Husband, sit down and rest for a while, I'll go to the kitchen and prepare some snacks for you."

I saw Li Chunfang shake her head and stop her wife.

"No need, I don't have much appetite right now."

When Li Chunfang's wife heard this, she immediately stopped, and when she saw that the expression on Li Chunfang's face was not quite right, she immediately said worriedly.

"Husband, could it be that something happened to the court?"

"Why is your face so ugly?"

Facing his wife's concern, Li Chunfang shook her head and quickly explained.

"It's okay, it's just some affairs in the court!"

When Li Chunfang said this, as if she suddenly remembered something, she immediately changed her words and asked her wife.

"By the way, has anyone sent a prayer post these days?"

Hearing this, Li Chunfang's wife recalled for a moment and nodded.

"I remember that there seems to be, you wait, I'll have someone go and bring it to you!"

After Li Chunfang's wife finished speaking, she immediately instructed her subordinates to take the worship note sent to her home to Li Chunfang.

"Well, this was just delivered this morning!"

When Li Chunfang heard this, a hint of ominous premonition suddenly flashed in his heart, and he saw him snatch the worship post, open it, and carefully browse the content on it.

The above content is very simple, it is to invite Li Chunfang to a banquet.

If this letter of worship had been placed in the past, there would have been nothing wrong, but the current treacherous situation in the capital made Li Chunfang feel a strong sense of crisis.

Subsequently, I saw Li Chunfang put aside the worship post in his hand and asked his wife.

"Did you promise anyone to come and send a prayer?"

Seeing this, Li Chunfang's wife also instantly understood the seriousness of the matter, shook her head, and gave a reply.

"No, I just said I'll give you a reply when you get back."

"What's wrong, is something wrong?"

Seeing the worried look on his wife's face, Li Chunfang couldn't help but feel pity, gently took his wife into his arms, and comforted her.

"It's too troublesome to explain this matter, anyway, you just remember one thing, our house will be closed from now on, and no one will be seen!"

After listening to Li Chunfang's advice, Li Chunfang's wife nodded and answered softly.

"yes, I see."

……

The Forbidden City, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

At this moment, I saw Lu Fang standing beside Jiajing respectfully, reporting the news he had heard to Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, judging from the news from Jinyiwei, a few days ago, those students who gathered to make trouble to oppose the imperial court's policies were all instigated by people with good intentions!"

After listening to Lu Fang's report, Jiajing also sneered and said in a deep voice.

"These guys, they are moving so fast!"

Seeing this, Lu Fang immediately stepped forward and asked Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, do you need the slave to send someone to investigate?"

Hearing this, Jiajing nodded, and immediately commanded.

"Let Dongchang and Jinyiwei move, I want to see who has the courage to go against me!"

After receiving Jiajing's instructions, Lu Fang's expression immediately turned grim, and he responded respectfully: "Obey Your Majesty, the slave will do it!" ”

As soon as Lu Fang walked out a few steps, he was stopped by Jiajing's words.

"By the way, pull out the people who made the most trouble, I want to make an example of the chickens and monkeys!"

"I want to see how many lives these people have."

When Lu Fang heard this, he immediately suppressed all the thoughts in his heart and replied in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

Beijing, Yanfu study

At this moment, Yan Song was wearing reading glasses, sitting next to the bookcase, concentrating on studying the book in his hand.

At this moment, the door of the study was pushed open, and Yan Shifan ran in panting.

"Father, it's not good, something is wrong!"

Seeing this, Yan Song couldn't help frowning, his face was full of displeasure, and he immediately reprimanded.

"Panicked, what kind of system, it's really uncomfortable!"

Yan Shifan was reprimanded by this, held his knees with his hands, and rested for a while before continuing.

"Father, something really happened!"

Seeing this, Yan Song took off his reading glasses, sighed helplessly, and asked instead.

"Tell me, what's going on."

Seeing this, Yan Shifan organized the language in his mind, and then told Yan Song about the news he had gotten.

"Father, here's the thing, not long ago, those who made trouble were escorted to the entrance of the vegetable market by the officers and soldiers......

After Yan Song understood what was going on, he immediately shook his head, turned his gaze to Yan Shifan, and commanded in a deep voice.

"In the past few days, you don't want to see anyone, wait until this time has passed, understand?"

"Father, the child understands!"

After getting Yan Shifan's promise, Yan Song nodded slightly, turned his gaze back to the books on the bookcase, and said to himself silently.

"Just by you, you also want to fight with Your Majesty?"

……

Zhejiang, Zhejiang's Governor's Palace.

Since Hu Zongxian asked Zheng Michang and He Maocai to be in charge of logistics and other related matters, the burden on his body has been lightened a lot.

At this moment, Hu Zongxian was lying on the recliner without any image, basking in the sun leisurely.

Next to Hu Zongxian was a small table with a pot of hot tea and some pastries.

From time to time, Hu Zongxian also picked up a piece of pastry from the small table next to him and put it in his mouth, looking quite comfortable.

Just as Hu Zongxian was enjoying this rare clean time, he saw Hu Zongxian's cronies come forward and report respectfully.

"Your Excellency, here is Your Majesty's reply!"

Hearing this, Hu Zongxian suddenly got up from the recliner, took the envelope, and then commanded.

"Well, the official knows, you go down first!"

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

After the cronies left, Hu Zongxian opened the envelope and began to browse the contents on it, only to see that it was written.

"Hu Aiqing, I already know what you said in your letter, and I have made a decision in my heart about sending officials from the Maritime Trade Department to manage the port, and it will be officially implemented soon."

"For those who are in vain, we must take strict care of them, and we must not take them lightly, so as not to affect the stability of the southeast coastal area, at that time, whether there is a shortage of money or a shortage of people, although I say to me, I will strongly support it."

"In addition, I plan to temporarily open an agency dedicated to the management of this group of pirates, so that these pirates can work for my Ming Dynasty and play the role of collecting intelligence, and I plan to leave this matter to you."

"Don't worry, I will send the Jinyi Guard to assist you, as for those who are unwilling to die for my Ming Dynasty, just kill them according to the past practice!"

After Hu Zongxian read the content of the letter word by word, Hu Zongxian was already sure what to do next.

Then, I saw Hu Zongxian summoning his subordinates and commanding in a deep voice.

"Go and invite Liu Mi, the envoy of Jinyi Weizhen, to the Governor's Palace, and say that this official has something important to discuss!"

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

(End of chapter)