When the sharp voice fell, Gao Gong, Yan Shifan, and Zhang Juzheng looked at the Qianqing Palace close at hand, and their hearts were full of hesitation.

After that, I saw the three of them walking with quite heavy steps and stepping on the steps of the Qianqing Palace.

After entering the Qianqing Palace, the three of them knelt on the ground almost at the same time, looked at the figure sitting on the dragon chair, and said in a deep voice.

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

When Jiajing heard this, he didn't rush to let them get up, but after looking them up and down, he ordered unhurriedly.

"Well, get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting Jiajing's permission, the three of them slowly got up from the ground.

At this moment, the hearts of the three of them were extremely worried, because they didn't know what the emperor planned to do with them next, and the unknown was often the most terrifying!

After this, I saw Jiajing clear his throat, then turned his gaze to the three of them, and asked.

"I guess you all know why I came to you today, right?"

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, Gao Gong stood up, his face full of shame, and asked Jiajing for guilt.

"Your Majesty, as the Minister of Maritime Trade, Weichen has not fulfilled his due responsibilities, Weichen is really ashamed of your trust in Your Majesty, and please punish Your Majesty!"

After Gao Gong finished speaking, he knelt on the ground with a 'plop', lowered his head, and said nothing.

Hearing this, Jiajing withdrew his gaze from Gao Gong's body and spoke.

"Gao Gong, of course you have the responsibility, and it is the most important responsibility, I handed over the Maritime Trade Division to you, but it has become what it is now!"

When Jiajing said this, he took advantage of the situation to hold Yang Zongtai's official letter in his hand and said in a deep voice.

"Look at what is written on this, the officials of the Maritime Trade Division are unusually domineering, and they don't care about many affairs of the maritime trade at all, not only that, but they also set up a name to get money from the hands of those merchants!"

When Jiajing said this, he slammed the table and said in a deep voice.

"These insects, I'm going to kill them one by one!"

Everyone present was shocked by the murderous intent revealed in the emperor's tone, especially Yan Shifan, at this moment, his face was pale, trembling, and he couldn't even stand on his feet.

When Jiajing said this, he turned his gaze to Yan Shifan on the side, and turned to reprimand.

"And you, Yan Shifan, I appointed you as the right governor of Haimao, and handed over all the powers of personnel, promotion, assessment and so on to you, look at what kind of people you use!"

"Can the group of insects you appoint manage many matters of maritime trade?"

Suddenly reprimanded by this, Yan Shifan was suddenly startled, his brain was blank, and he knelt down straight.

After a while, I saw Yan Shifan come back to his senses and said ashamedly.

"Your Majesty, Weichen is really negligent about these officials of the Maritime Trade Division, and please punish Weichen!"

After listening to Yan Shifan's explanation, Jiajing withdrew his gaze and continued.

"Yan Shifan, of course you are negligent, I don't even know how you are a secretary of the ministry?"

Questioned by this, Yan Shifan didn't dare to defend himself, but just lowered his head silently and didn't say a word.

At this moment, Yan Shifan was full of resentment towards the officials of the Maritime Trade Department who had caused him to fall into such a field.

"Damn, these damn insects, I caused Lao Tzu to be scolded by His Majesty here!"

"Wait for Lao Tzu, see how Lao Tzu cleans you up, if you don't kill you one by one, Lao Tzu won't be Yan!"

At this moment, Zhang Juzheng on the side saw this situation and opened his mouth: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks ......"

It's just that before Zhang Juzheng's words were finished, he was coldly interrupted by Jiajing: "And you, Zhang Juzheng, do you think you can escape the relationship?" ”

As soon as Zhang Juzheng wanted to defend himself, he saw Jiajing's cold gaze glancing towards him.

Immediately, Zhang Juzheng was about to close his mouth and knelt on the ground with Gao Gong and Yan Shifan, waiting for the emperor's final verdict.

For a while, the atmosphere in the Qianqing Palace froze, on one side was the emperor who was still angry, and on the other side was the important ministers of the court who were full of shame.

At this moment, Lu Fang, who had been waiting beside Jiajing, stood up and admonished Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that you might as well listen to how they plan to deal with this matter, and after listening, it's not too late to make a decision!"

When Gao Gong, Yan Shifan, and Zhang Juzheng, who were kneeling on the ground, heard this, their eyes were full of gratitude when they looked at Lu Fang.

At this moment, the thoughts in the hearts of the three of them were surprisingly consistent, that is, after this matter was over, they must find an opportunity to repay Lu Fang for saving his life.

After listening to Lu Fang's admonition, Jiajing withdrew his gaze, and after thinking for a moment, he nodded.

Immediately, I saw Jiajing turn his gaze back to Gao Gong and the others who were kneeling on the ground, and said loudly.

"Well, since Gonggong Lu came forward to intercede for you, then I will open the net and say, how are you going to deal with this matter!"

Hearing this, the three of them immediately rushed to tell Jiajing their thoughts as if they had been granted amnesty.

The first to speak was Yan Shifan, still in a kneeling position, raising his head and asking Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, Weichen feels that the behavior of this group of insects is too bad, at the moment, sea trade is a national policy, and they do this, clearly not taking the national policy of the imperial court into account!"

"This group of insects is the most despicable kind of insects, and in their hearts, they will always only have their own interests!"

"And in order to keep their own interests from being violated, they even did not hesitate to betray the country and put hundreds of millions of people in our Ming Dynasty in dire straits, how can they easily let go of such worms?"

When Yan Shifan said this, his face was full of solemnity, and he said word by word.

"Therefore, Weichen believes that they should all be executed to set an example!"

Jiajing did not comment on Yan Shifan's words, but turned his gaze to the high arch on the side and asked.

"Gao Gong, what do you think?"

When Gao Gong heard this, he immediately responded without thinking: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen feels that Xiao Ge Lao's words are very reasonable, and the most severe punishment should be imposed on this kind of worm!" ”

Gao Gong paused for a moment when he said this, and then continued: "Therefore, Wei Chen agrees with Xiao Ge Lao's proposal and asks Your Majesty to put all those insects to death!" ”

After listening to Yan Shifan and Gao Gong's words respectively, Jiajing turned his gaze to Zhang Juzheng, raised his eyebrows, and asked.

"Zhang Juzheng, what about you, how do you plan to deal with this matter?"

"Do you want to be like Gao Gong and Yan Shifan, and put them all to death?"

Zhang Juzheng saw Jiajing's gaze fall on him, and after thinking for a while, he said quite firmly.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks that what Elder Gao Ge and Elder Xiao Pavilion said is very reasonable, and they must not be soft on this kind of worm!"

"Therefore, please also ask Your Majesty to order that all these insects will be executed, and I will be given a good luck!"

After Zhang Juzheng, Yan Shifan and Gao Gong on the side also followed closely to ask Jiajing.

"Please also ask Your Majesty to put this group of insects to death, and give me a bright future!"

When Jiajing heard this, he withdrew his gaze from the three of them and spoke unhurriedly.

"Well, in that case, it's settled!"

When Jiajing said this, he turned his gaze to the three of them and commanded.

"After coming down, the Ministry will issue a notice to dismiss all the officials of the Maritime Trade Department in Quanzhou, and then escort them to the capital to wait for disposal!"

"In addition, select some honest and capable officials to serve in the Maritime Trade Department in Quanzhou, if this kind of thing happens again, you should come to see me!"

The three of them didn't dare to have any snubbing about this, and responded in unison.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Just when Yan Shifan thought that this matter was over, Gao Gong on the side stood up and asked Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, Wechen is really ashamed of your trust, if you don't punish Wechen, Wechen will have trouble sleeping!"

Seeing this situation, Zhang Juzheng and Yan Shifan, who were on the side, also made up their minds and asked Jiajing in unison.

"Please also punish Your Majesty!"

When Jiajing heard this, his brows frowned slightly, and after a moment of silence, he immediately spoke.

"In that case, then a fine of half a year as a punishment!"

When the three of them heard this, a look of gratitude suddenly appeared on their faces, and they responded in unison.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Seeing that the matter had come to an end, Jiajing had an impatient look on his face, waved his hand, and gave an eviction order.

"Okay, what should you guys do, why do you go!"

"Obey, Your Majesty, the ministers will retire!"

After that, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Yan Shifan left the Qianqing Palace one after another.

After the three of them left the Qianqing Palace, their faces were full of expressions of the rest of their lives, and when they came back to their senses, they realized that the clothes on their bodies had already been soaked with cold sweat.

After Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Yan Shifan returned to the cabinet, Yan Shifan did not hesitate at all, and immediately began to liquidate, he planned to follow Jiajing's instructions, in the name of the ministry, to dismiss all these people first, and then slowly take care of it.

Thinking of what might happen to that group of people next, Yan Shifan's heart was quite happy, and a smile called cruelty appeared on his face.

After Yan Shifan finished drafting the notice, he looked at a personal name on it and muttered to himself silently.

"You damn worms, you are to blame for all this, you better wash your necks and prepare to die!"

"I, Yan Shifan, will definitely make you regret coming to this world!"

When Yan Shifan came back to his senses, he immediately summoned the officials and gave instructions.

"Immediately notify this notice in the name of the ministry, and don't let go of any of the people involved!"

When the official heard this, he immediately took the notice from Yan Shifan's hand respectfully and responded.

"Yes, Little Pavilion Elder!"

……

Since the first shipment of grain from Fujian, all the subsequent grain has been delivered in the next few days and transported to the granary for storage.

After the grain was stored, the government finally set a precise date, and today is the day to distribute relief grain to those farmers.

Early in the morning, Hu Zongxian summoned everyone to the council hall of the Governor's Mansion to discuss the next strategy and how to distribute the relief food.

Hu Zongxian sat at the top, and after looking around, he turned his gaze to Zheng Michang and asked.

"How much grain is there in the granary at the moment?"

When Zheng Michang heard this, he immediately responded without thinking: "Your Excellency, the grain transported from Fujian is a total of 18,000 stones, plus the remaining 5,000 stones of grain in the granary, a total of 23,000 stones!" ”

Hearing this, Hu Zongxian nodded slightly, his eyes full of relief: "Okay, good, with these 23,000 stone grain, you don't have to worry about food anymore."

"In two months, when the mulberry seedlings are mature, everything will not be a problem!"

Hu Zongxian's words made everyone present cheer, and Gao Hanwen was even more so.

Since Gao Hanwen was sent to Zhejiang by Yan Shifan to help change rice to mulberry, in this process, there have been countless difficulties, and now we can finally see the results!

"After the change from rice to mulberry is completed, I don't know if I will still work in Zhejiang, or if I will be transferred back to the capital?"

I saw Gao Hanwen supporting his chin with one hand, so he thought.

At this moment, I saw Hu Zongxian retract his gaze, and then admonished: "Although there is enough food as support now, we still can't take it lightly, we must pay more attention to the safety of these foods!" ”

As soon as Hu Zongxian's words fell, Ma Ningyuan on the side stood up and assured Hu Zongxian.

"Don't worry, teacher, the grain has been stored separately by the students, and each granary is heavily guarded, and no one can get close!"

After listening to Ma Ningyuan's assurance, Hu Zongxian nodded, and then ordered.

"Okay, let's do this for the time being, the official still has things to deal with next, and the matter of distributing relief food for Sannong will be handed over to you!"

As soon as Hu Zongxian's words fell, everyone present followed closely.

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

After that, everyone left the meeting hall one after another, and Hu Zongxian also came to the study, and he wanted to tell Yan Song the news.

I saw Hu Zongxian spread out the pen and paper and wrote the letter.

"Teacher, student Hu Zongxian, there is enough food here in Zhejiang to support the conversion of rice to mulberry, you don't have to worry, another ......"

After the last word fell, Hu Zongxian put the brush in his hand back into its place, and after carefully checking it several times to confirm that there were no errors or omissions in it, Hu Zongxian waited until the ink was dry, and then put it in the envelope.

Immediately, I saw Hu Zongxian summon his subordinates and give instructions.

"Send this letter to the teacher as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

When the subordinate heard this, he solemnly took the envelope from Hu Zongxian's hand and replied in a deep voice.

(End of chapter)