The capital, Xu Jie's mansion.

Recently, Xu Jie's mood has been very good.

Is there anything more enjoyable in the world than seeing your sworn enemy deflated?

"Hmph, Yan Song, even if you use all your means, you won't be able to get a grain from Jiangxi!"

"When the time comes, I will become the head of the cabinet, and in addition to liquidating the Yan Party, the first thing I will do is to abolish the change of rice to mulberry that you promoted!"

"Changing rice to disaster the country and the people, wasting national strength in vain, only by changing rice to cotton, can we make the Ming Dynasty truly rich and strong!"

Xu Jie thought so, and immediately drank the tea in the cup.

Just then, there was a sound of footsteps from outside.

Xu Jie put down the teacup in his hand, followed the prestige, and saw the housekeeper enter the hall with a steady step.

After entering the hall, the first thing the butler did was to respectfully hand over the letter in his hand to Xu Jie.

"Master, this is a letter from Jiangxi!"

When Xu Jie heard this, he took the letter from the butler's hand and immediately commanded.

"Well, I see, you go down!"

"Yes, sir!"

When the butler saw that the letter had been delivered, he did not linger long in the hall, and then turned and left.

After the housekeeper left, Xu Jiefang opened the letter and began to browse the contents on it.

Xu Jie quickly finished reading all the contents of the letter, put the letter in his hand aside, and said to himself silently.

"Hmph, things really didn't surprise me, before the notice of the household department officially arrived in Jiangxi, this Cao Shunhe took matters into his own hands and ordered to transfer grain to Zhejiang."

"If my guess is correct, it should be Hu Zongxian who wrote a letter to this Cao Shunhe, asking him to transfer grain to Zhejiang."

"After all, Hu Zongxian personally led the army to Jiangxi to quell the rebellion before, and he has great kindness to this Cao Shunhe!"

Thinking of this, the expression on Xu Jie's face suddenly became gloomy, and he said to himself silently: "Hmph, Cao Shunhe, even if you dare to get involved in this matter?" ”

"Since that's the case, then let's take you first, and let others also take a look, and provoke me Xu Jie's fate!"

……

And on the other side, Yan Fu.

In the study, Yan Song was wearing reading glasses, concentrating on browsing the books in his hands.

Just as Yan Song was fascinated, there was a knock on the door from outside.

The thoughts in his mind were interrupted, and he saw Yan Song frowning imperceptibly, his face unswerving, and he said slowly: "Come in!" ”

Yan Song's words fell, only to hear a 'squeak', the door of the study was pushed open, and Yan Shifan walked in with a letter.

When Yan Song saw Yan Shifan coming in, he quickly took off his reading glasses and asked.

"What's the matter?"

Seeing this, Yan Shifan did not hesitate too much, and immediately handed over the letter in his hand to Yan Song, and said respectfully: "Father, this is a letter written by Hu Zongxian to you!" ”

When Yan Song heard this, a look of surprise couldn't help but appear on his face, and he took the letter from Yan Shifan's hand and spoke.

"Oh, this is a letter from Hu Zongxian?"

After Yan Song finished speaking, he unhurriedly opened the envelope, put the reading glasses back on tremblingly, and browsed the contents on them word by word.

During the whole process, Yan Shifan stood quietly in place, not daring to make any sound, for fear of disturbing Yan Song.

After Yan Song took off the reading glasses again, and then put the letter in his hand aside, Yan Shifan was bold and asked Yan Song: "Father, what did Hu Zongxian write in the letter?" ”

Facing Yan Shifan's curious eyes, Yan Song chuckled lightly, and explained unhurriedly: "He, Hu Zongxian, wants me to come forward to protect someone this time!" ”

When Yan Shifan heard this, he became even more curious about this person's identity, and immediately asked, "Who?" ”

Yan Song withdrew his gaze from Yan Shifan's body and said slowly: "Jiangxi Governor Cao Shunhe." ”

……

Forbidden City, Inspectorate.

At this moment, Hai Rui is sitting in front of the bookcase, dealing with the corresponding impeachment recital.

Not long ago, Hai Rui returned to the capital from Henan, and after the debriefing, Jiajing deliberately gave Hai Rui a few days off to reunite with his wife.

Soon after Hai Rui returned to his mansion in the capital, Jiajing sent someone to send a lot of money, food and meat to Hai Rui's family.

At this moment, Tang Shunzhi was busy sorting out the impeachment notes that had been dealt with for Hai Rui.

Looking at the mountains of impeachment recitals in front of him, Tang Shunzhi couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

For him, everything in front of him was like a dream.

What Tang Shunzhi didn't expect was that he would be able to return to the DPRK to take up his post!

In the eighteenth year of Jiajing, Tang Shunzhi was worried about the government and politics, and together with the court official Luo Hongxian and Zhao Shichun, the editor of Hanlin, he was cut down after giving Jiajing a "Donggong Dynasty He Shu", and since then, Tang Shunzhi has made up his mind to leave the officialdom and concentrate on studying.

Not long ago, Tang Shunzhi was not only re-recruited by the imperial court, but also assigned to serve under Hai Rui, the new deputy capital envoy of the Inspectorate.

After Tang Shunzhi came to the capital, he naturally learned of the great changes in the emperor, and the emperor not only became diligent in political affairs, but also often attended cabinet meetings and court meetings.

More importantly, all along, the financial deficit that plagued the Ming Dynasty, as well as the problem of the southern and northern Tatars, have also been solved!

At present, the Japanese invaders entrenched in the southeast coastal area have been wiped out, and not long ago, in the battle with the Tatar cavalry, the Ming army won a great victory, and even captured the Tatar Khan alive!

It can be said that at present, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty is thriving under the leadership of Jiajing.

"Your Majesty can regain his original intention, it is really my great luck!"

At this moment, Hai Rui's voice pulled Tang Shunzhi back to reality: "It's really weird! ”

Seeing this, Tang Shunzhi immediately stepped forward, looked at the impeachment note that was put aside by Hai Rui, and asked, "My lord, is there anything wrong with this impeachment note?" ”

When Hai Rui heard this, he shook his head imperceptibly, and immediately explained: "No, there is nothing wrong with this impeachment letter, but it involves a feudal official!" ”

Hai Rui's words fell, and Tang Shunzhi's eyes immediately fell on the impeachment note that had not been completely closed.

Because the distance was too far, Tang Shunzhi could only take a rough look, and he vaguely saw the words of Cao Shunhe, the governor of Jiangxi, from the impeachment note.

"Well, it's just a coincidence!"

Hai Rui shook his head and immediately began to deal with the impeachment note.

But when Hai Rui opened the next book of impeachment, he suddenly found that the person involved in this impeachment note was still Cao Shunhe, the governor of Jiangxi.

Immediately afterwards, Hai Rui still did not give up on this, and after reading several impeachment notes in a row, he found that the impeachment notes in front of him were actually impeached by the same person, that is, Cao Shunhe, the governor of Jiangxi!

Hai Rui was keenly aware of what was wrong, and it stands to reason that Cao Shunhe, as the governor of a province, was a veritable feudal official, and at the same time, he was also a person trusted by the emperor!

And now, in the Inspectorate, there are so many impeachment smoths that suddenly appeared, and the sixth sense in Hai Rui's heart told him that this matter must not be simple.

Subsequently, I saw Hai Rui take out a copy of the impeachment note, hand it over to Tang Shunzhi, and command.

"You tell Lord Zhao about this matter immediately, and bring this impeachment note with you!"

When Tang Shunzhi heard this, he solemnly took the impeachment note from Hai Rui's hand, and said in a deep voice.

"Yes, sir!"

……

In the room, after Zhao Zhenji finished his daily official duties, he bored and picked up the newspaper that was idle on the side.

In recent days, there has been a craze for reading newspapers in the capital, from princes and nobles to peddlers and pawns, all of whom have developed an extremely strong interest in the newspapers issued by the imperial court.

Zhao Zhenji was already familiar with the contents of the newspaper, and earlier, after he bought the newspaper, he couldn't wait to carefully read the contents of the newspaper from beginning to end.

Because he has read it too many times, Zhao Zhenji has reached a point where he can memorize the content of the newspaper word for word.

"Alas, I don't know when the imperial court will be able to issue a new issue of the newspaper!"

"I heard from those people that the person in charge of distributing the newspaper was a newly established yamen called the Information Bureau."

"It seems that this yamen is personally in charge of Lu Fanglai, and the people under his command who are responsible for writing articles are all selected from the Hanlin scholars."

"Why don't you ask them another day when the new issue of the newspaper will come out?"

Zhao Zhenji thought so, a slight look of expectation appeared on his face, and he quickly put the newspaper in his hand back into place.

Just as Zhao Zhenji was about to take out an idle book from the bookshelf on the side to pass the boring time, there was a knock on the door from outside the door.

"Come in!"

As soon as Zhao Zhenji's words fell, the door of the room was pushed open, and a guard walked in and reported respectfully: "My lord, Hai Rui's subordinate Tang Shunzhi is waiting outside the door, saying that there is a very important matter and wants to explain to you in person!" ”

After listening to the guard's report, Zhao Zhenji muttered for a moment and then commanded.

"Well, let him in!"

"Yes, sir!"

After this, the guard quickly took the order and left, and Zhao Zhenji looked at the back of the guard leaving and fell into deep thought.

In fact, Zhao Zhenji still has a certain impression of this Tang Shunzhi, after all, this ruthless man who provoked the emperor's anger and was ordered to return to his hometown.

"In that case, why is this Tang Shunzhi re-recruited by the imperial court and returned to the court?"

"Not only that, but the boss also named this Tang Shunzhi to serve under Hai Rui, why is this, could it be that His Majesty has some arrangements for him?"

Just as Zhao Zhenji was still thinking about the reason for this, a voice came from his ear, interrupting his thoughts.

"Xiaguan Tang Shunzhi, I've seen my lord!"

When Zhao Zhenji heard this, he immediately came back to his senses, turned his gaze to Tang Shunzhi, and asked.

"Tell me, what's the matter with looking for this official?"

"Lord Zhao, in the Inspectorate today, there are suddenly many notes on the impeachment of Jiangxi Governor Cao Shunhe, my lord, let the lower officials inform you of this matter, in addition, here is one of the many impeachment notes!"

After Tang Shunzhi finished speaking, he handed over the impeachment note that Hai Rui had told him to bring with him respectfully in the hands of Zhao Zhenji.

After listening carefully to Tang Shunzhi's narration, Zhao Zhenji couldn't help but have a look of surprise on his face, and subconsciously said: "This group of guys is idle, why are they running to impeach Cao Shunhe?" ”

Zhao Zhenji knew that Cao Shunhe had not been attached to any faction in the DPRK and China for a long time, and since Cao Shunhe served as the governor of Jiangxi, he was also diligent and diligent, and the life of the people under his rule was not bad.

In the past, Cao Shunhe and the two most powerful forces in the DPRK, Yan Dang and Qingliu, both adhered to the principle that well water does not violate river water, and the relationship between the two sides was still reasonable.

With these doubts in mind, Zhao Zhenji opened the impeachment note in his hand and browsed the content on it.

At the moment when he opened the impeachment note, Zhao Zhenji immediately understood who was making a move against Cao Shunhe, it was the Qingliu faction led by Xu Jie!

"These damn guys, if they don't find something to do for their officials all day long, they will feel uncomfortable!"

After Zhao Zhenji finished scolding this sentence, he immediately turned around and instructed Tang Shunzhi: "You go back and tell Hai Rui, just say that the official already knows about this matter!" ”

When Tang Shunzhi heard this, his expression immediately turned grim, and he responded respectfully.

"Yes, sir!"

After Tang Shunzhi left, Zhao Zhenji refocused his attention on the impeachment note in his hand, and said helplessly: "Alas, it seems that this official has to go to the cabinet again!" ”

When the words fell, I saw Zhao Zhenji take the impeachment note in his hand and rush to the cabinet non-stop.

……

In the cabinet, several people are dealing with the departments below, and the notes submitted to them can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye that Xu Jie is in a good mood today.

I saw Xu Jie put aside the finished music in his hand, and took the initiative to say to Yan Song: "Elder Yan Ge, look, today's weather is really good!" ”

When Yan Song heard this, he immediately turned his gaze to Xu Jie, and responded with a smile: "Yes, the weather has been very good for a while recently, and when I rest another day, my old bones will have to go out and bask in the sun!" ”

When Xu Jie heard this, he immediately spoke out and comforted: "Where, Elder Yan Ge, your body is still strong!" ”

Yan Song did not comment on Xu Jie's words, but just smiled and began to deal with the notes in his hand again.

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps from outside the door, and I saw a servant step into the cabinet, bowing his head, and respectfully reporting.

"Elder Yu Ge, Lord Zhao Zhenji, the superintendent of the imperial history, is asking to see you outside the cabinet!"

(End of chapter)