Hearing this, Yan Song and Xu Jie's hearts suddenly flashed a trace of ominous premonition, and it turned out that the premonition of the two of them was correct.

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, I saw Lu Fang, who was waiting beside Jiajing, step forward and take the letter that Jiajing had browsed before and recorded the current situation in Zhejiang to Yan Song and Xu Jie.

Jiajing raised his eyebrows, and his eyes were full of banter when he looked at Yan Song and Xu Jie.

"You two, don't you want to see what's recorded here?"

Yan Song looked at the letter in front of him, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, and said to himself: "It seems that the strategy I adopted before was successful, Your Majesty is really suspicious of this, and sent Jinyi Guard to Zhejiang!" ”

And Xu Jie, who was on the side, looked at the letter in Lu Fang's hand, the gloomy color on his face flashed, and immediately, he glanced at Yan Song beside him without a trace, and said to himself silently.

"Hmph, I knew that Yan Song, an old thing, would definitely not sit still, do you think that if this matter is stabbed to Your Majesty, I will let you go?"

"Wait, your end is already doomed, I will step on your corpse and sit in the position of the head of the cabinet!"

Jiajing saw that Yan Song and Xu Jie had not moved for a long time, a trace of impatience flashed on his face, and he immediately urged.

"Yan Song, Xu Jie, I'm talking to you, haven't you heard?"

Seeing this situation, Yan Song and Xu Jie immediately knelt on the ground with a plop and asked Jiajing for guilt.

"Your Majesty, Weichen is guilty!"

When Jiajing heard this, the look on his face became even more impatient, and he withdrew his gaze from Yan Song and Xu Jie, and said slowly.

"You two, aren't you usually quite eloquent and eloquent?"

"What, dumb?"

As soon as Xu Jie, who was on the side, wanted to defend himself, he saw Jiajing's extremely cold eyes, and he couldn't help but tremble, and he lowered his head deeply, not daring to say half a word.

And Yan Song had already accumulated a wealth of experience in this area, so at this moment, he just lowered his head deeply and put on a rather self-reproachful look.

For the next period of time, Jiajing didn't speak again, just rubbed the dragon head carved on the dragon chair, looked up and down at Yan Song and Xu Jie, who were kneeling on the ground, and didn't know what he was thinking.

Just when Yan Song and Xu Jie thought that this matter was over for the time being, Jiajing's ancient sound sounded again: "Do you want me to repeat what I said before?" ”

Yan Song and Xu Jie both heard the faint killing intent contained in Jiajing's words, and immediately, they saw Yan Song take the lead in reacting, trembling and getting up from the ground, and then taking the letter from Lu Fang's hand.

Jiajing glanced at Yan Song rather indifferently, and then commanded.

"Read it to me word for word!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When Yan Song heard this, his expression immediately turned grim, and he immediately said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, about a month ago, the grain in the hands of the local mulberry farmers in Zhejiang was purchased by unidentified people at a high price."

"Those mulberry farmers don't have enough food in their hands, so they have to rely on the relief food distributed by the government to survive!"

Yan Song paused for a moment when he read this, and then continued.

"It's just that the relief grain stored by the local government in Zhejiang can't support the consumption of these mulberry farmers at all, so it's ......"

Before Yan Song finished reading, he was interrupted impatiently by Jiajing: "Okay, don't read it, show this letter to Xu Jie!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Yan Song responded, he handed over the letter in his hand to Xu Jie.

When Xu Jie took the letter in Yan Song's hand, the trembling amplitude on his body was even more exaggerated than the previous Yan Song.

After Xu Jie finished reading the contents of the letter, Jiajing retracted his gaze and said slowly.

"You two, now that you've read the contents of the letter, don't you have anything to say to me?"

"Think about it, think about it and answer it later!"

There is no doubt that what Jiajing said just now, whether it is Yan Song or Xu Jie, they all feel a great crisis from it!

If his answer is not satisfactory to the emperor, his fate will be very easy to predict.

It is precisely because of this that Xu Jie, after thinking about it for a long time, stood up and cautiously gave his response.

"Your Majesty, in this matter, Weichen has an unshirkable responsibility!"

Seeing that Xu Jie admitted his mistake so neatly, Jiajing's face couldn't help but show a hint of surprise, and he immediately asked with interest.

"Oh, in that case, then tell me where your responsibility is?"

Seeing this situation, Xu Jie couldn't help but let go of the guard in his heart, and after organizing the language in his mind, he continued: "Your Majesty, Weichen, as the head of the household department, has no idea about the shortage of food in Zhejiang, and Weichen is derelict in his duties!" ”

"Therefore, Wechen implores Your Majesty to give Wechen a chance to make amends!"

"After coming down, Weichen will immediately ask the household department to transfer grain to Zhejiang!"

When Yan Song on the side heard this, he subconsciously wanted to retort: "Your Majesty, don't ......"

It's just that before Yan Song's words of exhortation could be spoken, he saw Jiajing's face, and instantly became extremely gloomy.

"Xu Jie, are you coaxing me like a child?"

"No matter how much grain is transferred from the household department to Zhejiang, it will take at least ten days!"

"If you are not lucky enough, it is very possible for the grain ship to encounter bad weather on the road, or even be looted by bandits along the way.

When Jiajing said this, he turned his gaze to Xu Jie, and immediately asked.

"Xu Jie, I ask you, what are your intentions!"

Seeing this, Xu Jie immediately knelt on the ground in fear, knocked his head on the ground with a 'bang', and then said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has been wronged!"

"Wei Chen was in a hurry, so he didn't take these details into account, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive me!"

"Weichen's loyalty to Your Majesty can be learned from heaven and earth!"

When Xu Jie raised his head, his forehead was already covered with blood, and he looked quite embarrassed at the moment, where was there still half the majesty of the cabinet assistant on his body.

Jiajing withdrew his gaze from Xu Jie's body and immediately commanded.

"The most important thing to do at the moment is not to transfer grain from the household department, but to consider transferring grain from the neighboring provinces of Zhejiang!"

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, Yan Song on the side followed closely and added.

"Your Majesty, according to the news that Weichen got before, there are currently only two provinces near Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, and there is still surplus grain to be mobilized!"

After listening to Yan Song's explanation, Jiajing did not make a decision, but handed over the choice to Yan Song and spoke.

"Oh, since that's the case, then Yan Song, where do you think it's better to transfer food from?"

Yan Song heard Jiajing's words and responded without thinking.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that grain should be transferred from Jiangxi right now!"

In Yan Song's view, Tan Lun from Fujian is a well-deserved person from Qingliu, and if he transfers grain from Fujian at that time, he will definitely encounter obstacles.

On the Jiangxi side, Cao Shunhe, who is currently the governor of Jiangxi, does not have too many connections in the court, and Hu Zongxian personally led the army to Jiangxi to quell the rebellion not long ago!

It is reasonable to be reasonable, Hu Zongxian has great kindness to Cao Shunhe, so choosing Jiangxi as the location for transferring grain to Zhejiang must be much smoother!

When Xu Jie, who was on the side, heard this, a hint of joy suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he also added.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that Yan Ge Lao's choice is right!"

"Whether it is the degree of wealth, or the distance from Zhejiang, or even the way of transporting grain, it is an excellent choice to transfer grain from Jiangxi to Zhejiang!"

Yan Song, who was on the side, saw that Xu Jie was so supportive of his proposal, and keenly sensed that something was wrong.

"Why is he Xu Jie, so supportive of the transfer of grain from Jiangxi, is there any trap in this?"

Just as Yan Song was still organizing language in his mind, trying to persuade Jiajing to change the province of grain transfer from Jiangxi to Fujian, he saw Jiajing wave his hand and immediately ordered.

"Okay, this matter is settled, let's transfer grain from Jiangxi!"

Seeing that the emperor had made the final decision, Yan Song had no choice but to respond helplessly, even though he was unwilling in his heart.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

Jiangxi, Nanchang Province.

At this moment, Cao Shunhe was sitting in front of the bookcase, dealing with the corresponding official documents.

Since the last incident subsided, the power of the entire Jiangxi has been reshuffled, and the deep-rooted salt merchant forces that were originally dominant in Jiangxi were led by Hu Zongxian and killed cleanly, not only that, but the huge amount of family property they owned was also confiscated into the treasury!

After that, the imperial court did not stop there, but launched a purge of the entire Jiangxi officialdom, except for Cao Shunhe, the governor of Jiangxi, most of the other officials were involved.

And the person responsible for the implementation of this purge was Liu Mi, the envoy of Jinyiwei who rushed to Jiangxi with Hu Zongxian.

The officials who survived were in a panic, and the people all applauded about it!

After that, with the arrival of a new batch of officials, the whole Jiangxi gradually got on the right track.

Because the newly arrived officials witnessed the tragic fate of their predecessors, in order to keep the black gauze hat on their heads, they were cautious everywhere and did not dare to treat the people too harshly.

Because of this, compared with other provinces in the Ming Dynasty, the current Jiangxi can barely be described by four words.

Just as Cao Shunhe finished processing the official documents in his hand, he was going to rest for a while and take a sip of tea.

I heard a rush of footsteps outside, and after a while, I saw a hurried-looking guard walk in, one knee fixed, respectfully reporting.

"Lord Governor, there is a person outside, claiming to be a person sent by Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, saying that there is a letter to be handed over to you in person!"

When Cao Shunhe heard this, after thinking for a while, he immediately ordered: "Well, let him in!" ”

"Yes, Governor!"

After receiving Cao Shunhe's orders, the guard did not stop for the slightest, and quickly turned to leave.

Not long after, under the leadership of the guards, the cronie who had been entrusted by Hu Zongxian to deliver the letter successfully met Cao Shunhe.

As soon as he entered the room, he carefully took out the letter in his arms, lowered his head, and said respectfully.

"I've seen the Governor!"

"Hmm."

Seeing this, Cao Shunhe bowed his head slightly, then turned his gaze to the letter in his hand and asked.

"This is the letter that your lord asked you to personally hand over to the official?"

Hearing this, the person who came did not dare to hide it in the slightest, and immediately responded respectfully.

"Yes, Lord Governor, my lord said that the letter must be personally delivered to you!"

I saw Cao Shunhe withdraw his gaze, and then took the letter from the hand of the comer, and immediately commanded.

"Well, the official has already received the letter, you go down and rest first!"

Seeing that the task of his trip was successfully completed, the visitor couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately left the room under the leadership of the guards.

Soon, Cao Shunhe was the only one left in the room, and after that, he unhurriedly opened the envelope and skimmed through the contents of the letter word by word, and the contents of the letter were as follows.

"Brother Fengqing, right now, here in Zhejiang, the grain in the hands of Sannong is purchased at a high price by unknown people, resulting in a shortage of food, if it continues like this, the change of rice to mulberry implemented by the imperial court will be unsustainable, I, Hu Zongxian, am here, in my personal name, I Hu Zongxian will be grateful!"

Cao Shunhe quickly finished reading the contents of the letter, and judging from the handwriting on it, this is Hu Zongxian's handwritten letter!

Immediately afterwards, Cao Shunhe looked at the handwritten letter from Hu Zongxian in his hand, combined with the notice issued by the household department before, the context of the whole thing had been formed in Cao Shunhe's mind.

After a long time, I saw Cao Shunhe sigh helplessly, and then sighed with emotion.

"Alas, things really didn't come unexpected, and the fight began on it again!"

"It's just that this time, the two sides coincidentally chose the battlefield to Zhejiang, the Yan Party's side, they need to make the change of rice to mulberry successful, while accumulating chips for themselves, they show their ability to the emperor in disguise, and Qingliu is trying to make the change of rice to mulberry fail, their purpose is to completely overthrow the Yan Party, and then replace it!"

"In this way, the notice issued by the household department before, and now, the handwritten letter sent to me by Hu Zongxian can be explained!"

Although Cao Shunhe has a clear idea of the ins and outs of the whole thing, at the moment, an unavoidable problem is placed in front of him.

That is, who the hell is it listening to?

If you obey the orders of the household department, you will offend the Yan party, and if you follow Hu Zongxian's request to transfer grain from Jiangxi to Zhejiang, it will inevitably anger those people in Qingliu.

In this way, Cao Shunhe fell into a dilemma.

He knows very well that he does not have too many connections to use in the DPRK and China, and if he really encounters impeachment at that time, few people in the DPRK and China will stand up and speak for him!

After weighing the pros and cons, Cao Shunhe gritted his teeth as if he had made up his mind, and made his own decision: "Damn, why do you want to do so much!" ”

"No matter, Hu Zongxian has a great kindness to me, I can't help but repay it, it's a big deal, I'm not the governor of Jiangxi!"

(End of chapter)