"Thank you father-in-law for solving the doubts for the lower official, the lower official is grateful!"

After leaving these words, Tang Shunzhi did not hesitate too much, and immediately stepped on the steps of the Qianqing Palace.

The eunuch, who was in charge of teaching etiquette full-time, just quietly watched Tang Shunzhi's departing back, and stopped talking for a long time, only to see him come back to his senses, sigh, and say helplessly.

"Well, I knew ......"

At this moment, Tang Shunzhi's heart was far less calm than he seemed on the surface, because he really didn't know how to face the current emperor.

Earlier, because he was worried about the government, Tang Shunzhi took a great risk to give Jiajing a "Donggong Chaohe Shu", in which he tried to persuade Jiajing not to spend too much energy on Xuan Xiu, but to pay more attention to state affairs and the hundreds of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty.

As expected, this song angered Jiajing, and the few people who were with him at the beginning were all cut back to their hometowns, and their original good careers were completely cut off!

And now, the emperor seems to have changed as if he was a different person, not only becoming diligent in state affairs, but also solving the financial deficit problem that has plagued the Ming Dynasty for many years.

It is said that the silver taels stored in the treasury should be counted in billions!

"Alas, I don't know why His Majesty summoned me back to Beijing?"

Tang Shunzhi looked at the Qianqing Palace close at hand in front of him and thought so.

After a while, I only heard a sharp voice sound: "Xuan, Tang Shunzhi's visit!" ”

When Tang Shunzhi heard this, he immediately threw aside the chaotic thoughts in his mind, took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions, and stepped into the Qianqing Palace.

As soon as he entered the Qianqing Palace, Tang Shunzhi knelt on the ground respectfully and said in a deep voice.

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

Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, saw Tang Shunzhi coming, and after looking him up and down, he gave an order.

"Well, get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting Jiajing's permission, Tang Shunzhi slowly got up from the ground.

When he got up, Tang Shunzhi's eyes caught a glimpse of Jiajing sitting on the dragon chair, and the hesitation in his heart was even worse.

Just when Tang Shunzhi was stunned, Jiajing's rather indifferent voice sounded in his ears: "Tang Shunzhi, how does it feel to serve in the Inspectorate?" ”

When Tang Shunzhi heard this, he suddenly came back to his senses, and immediately responded without thinking: "Your Majesty, during the time that Weichen has served in the Inspectorate, he has a lot of experience!" ”

After listening to Tang Shunzhi's response, Jiajing couldn't help but be interested, and immediately asked.

"Oh, then you might as well tell me what you learned from it?"

When Tang Shunzhi heard this, he organized the language in his mind before he spoke unhurriedly.

"Your Majesty, the Inspectorate is responsible for supervising hundreds of officials, and the power and responsibility on his body are extremely heavy!"

"Weichen feels that in this process, the Inspectorate should not only supervise hundreds of officials, but also supervise themselves, if they can't even be honest and self-disciplined, how can they supervise hundreds of officials?"

"In the end, it's just a tool to exclude dissent!"

After Tang Shunzhi said his inner thoughts, he lowered his head nervously and waited for Jiajing's evaluation.

"Well, yes, yes, I'm sorry you were here, but it's too early to talk about that!"

After listening to Tang Shunzhi's words, Jiajing pondered for a long time and immediately gave such an evaluation.

Seeing this situation, Tang Shunzhi's expression on his face remained unchanged, but he couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart: "It seems that Your Majesty also approves of my idea, but it is not yet the right time!" ”

After this, Jiajing may have realized that the topic had gone a little off, and after coughing lightly, he turned his gaze to Tang Shunzhi and asked.

"Tang Shunzhi, do you know why I called you over today?"

When Tang Shunzhi heard this, the look on his face became more and more respectful, and he lowered his head and said so.

"Weichen is stupid, please make it clear to Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, Jiajing withdrew his gaze from Tang Shunzhi's body, and immediately spoke.

"I've heard that you're good at arithmetic, so I'm going to put you in charge of compiling a book on arithmetic!"

When Tang Shunzhi heard this, he was stunned for a long time, and then immediately plucked up his courage and cautiously confirmed to Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, do you mean to let Weichen be in charge of compiling the books?"

Jiajing glanced at Tang Shun rather strangely, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "What, you don't want to?" ”

When Tang Shunzhi heard this, he immediately panicked, his face was full of eagerness, and he hurriedly explained to Jiajing: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, you ...... You misunderstand Wechen, Wechen is more than happy to compile books on arithmetic! ”

Under the subtle influence of Confucianism, writing books and theories has a fatal temptation for those who read.

In the eyes of those who read, it is second only to Confucianism, and the most important event in life is the most important thing in life!

Just ask, who can resist the temptation to leave a name in history?

After this, Tang Shunzhi seemed to suddenly remember something, and cautiously confirmed to Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, you asked Wei Chen to compile a book on arithmetic, wouldn't it be intended to be a separate subject for the exam?"

When Jiajing heard this, a look of surprise couldn't help but appear on his face, and he immediately asked.

"Where did you get this information?"

Tang Shunzhi saw Jiajing asking him the reason, and immediately said, "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, not long ago, there was a rumor in the DPRK and China that you intend to select talents from the newly established disciplines of the Guozijian! ”

When Tang Shunzhi said this, his face was full of hesitation, and after a long battle between heaven and man, he finally chose to tell what he knew.

"More ...... What's more, say Your Majesty, you intend to abolish Confucianism in this regard......"

After listening to Tang Shunzhi's narration, Jiajing's face was suddenly full of black lines, and he immediately slapped the table and said in a deep voice.

"This group of guys, who don't do anything all day long, know how to chew their tongues every day, and in the blink of an eye, they spread things like this!"

Although Jiajing said this, he had already begun to plan secretly in his heart: "It seems that I have to hurry up, only by popularizing the newspaper can I take back the right to speak from the hands of this group of gentry!" ”

Tang Shunzhi, who was on the side, saw that Jiajing was angry, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, and comforted him: "Please let Your Majesty calm your anger!" ”

When Jiajing heard this, he looked Tang Shunzhi up and down, and then immediately commanded.

"By the way, when you are compiling books, you must pay attention to the difficulty of arithmetic from easy to difficult, step by step!"

When Jiajing said this, he added.

"If you encounter any problems in the middle, or if you need any help, just say to me, do you understand?"

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

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that things had almost been ordered, I saw Jiajing wave his hand and give an eviction order.

"In that case, let's do this for the time being, and you can leave!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When Tang Shunzhi heard this, he didn't stop too long, and after bowing to Jiajing, he turned around and left the Qianqing Palace.

……

After that, another few days passed.

Yan Mansion, study.

At this moment, Yan Shifan was standing respectfully in front of Yan Song, reporting to him on the preparations for the auction.

"Father, the child has everything ready, and in three days, the auction will be officially held!"

After listening to Yan Shifan's report, the emotions on Yan Song's face did not fluctuate too much, but he just took his eyes off the book in front of him and turned to Yan Shifan to confirm.

"In the middle of this, you didn't collect money indiscriminately, did you?"

When Yan Shifan heard this, he immediately swore to Yan Song: "Don't worry, father, the child knows it!" ”

Perhaps thinking that there was still something wrong, Yan Shifan followed up and added: "The child knows what silver can be collected, what silver cannot be collected, and the silver that cannot be collected, but the child doesn't even look at it!" ”

After listening to Yan Shifan's assurance, Yan Song also put his mind at ease, and immediately explained to Yan Shifan unhurriedly.

"Well, it's good that you didn't collect the cash indiscriminately, I'm afraid that Xu Jie, when the time comes, I will use this matter to make a fuss!"

After listening to Yan Song's explanation, Yan Shifan also had a look of surprise on his face, and subconsciously asked Yan Song.

"Father, are you saying that Xu Jie's will send someone to keep an eye on this auction when the time comes?"

When Yan Song heard this, he glanced at Yan Shifan with the eyes of a fool, and then spoke.

"With what I know about him, he will never let go of such an opportunity!"

"Hmph, he wants to knock me down all the time now, so that he can sit in the position of the head of the cabinet!"

When Yan Song said this, a slight look of happiness appeared on his face, and he withdrew his gaze from Yan Shifan's body, and said to himself.

"But fortunately, the officials appointed this time are all officials who have just stepped into their careers and are relatively incorruptible, if this matter is handed over to Yan Maoqing and Luo Longwen, I don't know how big a basket it will be!"

When Yan Shifan heard this, he hesitated for a moment before immediately speaking.

"Father, the child thinks what you say ......"

At this moment, there was a knock on the door from outside, and Yan Shifan had no choice but to swallow the unspoken words back into his stomach.

Seeing this, Yan Song frowned slightly, and immediately said in a deep voice.

"Come in!"

"Yes!"

When the words fell, I saw the housekeeper step into the study, and after entering the study, he came straight to Yan Song, handed out the letter in his hand, and said respectfully.

"Elder Yan Ge, here is a letter from Hu Zongxian's entrustment!"

"What, the letter sent by Hu Zongxian, show it to me!"

When Yan Song heard the butler's words, he suddenly came to his senses, and immediately got up from the seat and snatched the letter from the butler's hand.

After getting the letter, I saw Yan Song wave his hand and instruct the housekeeper.

"Alright, you can go down!"

"Yes, Yan Ge Lao!"

When the butler heard this, he immediately bowed down and answered.

Yan Shifan witnessed this scene all the way, and at this moment, an indescribable sense of bitterness arose in his heart.

After the housekeeper left the study and closed the door of the study with him, Yan Song did not hesitate at all, immediately opened the envelope, browsed the contents on it, and saw that it was written.

"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 Yan Song read the contents of the letter from beginning to end, perhaps because he was too excited, Yan Song began to cough violently.

"Haha, good...... Okay, ahem! ”

Seeing this, Yan Shifan hurriedly stepped forward, patted Yan Song's back gently, and asked with a concerned face.

"Father, are you alright?"

Hearing this, Yan Song waved his hand, signaling that he was fine, and then stuffed the letter in his hand into Yan Shifan's hand and spoke.

"It's okay, I'm fine, you can see for yourself!"

After that, I saw Yan Song take out a handkerchief, cover his mouth and nose, and cough a few times dullly.

Seeing this, Yan Shifan did not doubt him, so he immediately lowered his head and browsed the content on it attentively.

And Yan Song took this opportunity to secretly shift his gaze to the handkerchief, and at this moment, the red blood on the handkerchief was particularly eye-catching!

Yan Song just glanced at it hastily, and then withdrew his gaze.

Taking advantage of Yan Shifan's attention, he was attracted by the contents of the letter, Yan Song put away the handkerchief without a trace.

After Yan Shifan finished reading the contents of the letter, he immediately looked at Yan Song with an excited face and spoke.

"Father, it's great, in this way, with enough food to support, the change from rice to mulberry can continue."

"In another month or two, when the mulberry seedlings mature, then Xu Jie's plan will all come to naught!"

"At that point, we will be able to start a reckoning and make him pay the price he deserves!"

Yan Song did not make any comment on Yan Shifan's words.

At this moment, I saw that Yan Song's expression became sluggish, and he turned to Yan Shifan.

"Alright, I'm a little tired, let's get here today!"

Although he still had doubts about this, when Yan Shifan looked at Yan Song's slightly pale face, he still chose to temporarily suppress the doubts in his heart, only to see Yan Shifan arch his hand to Yan Song and said respectfully.

"Yes, father, you have a good rest, and the child will retire!"

"Hmm."

Yan Song only responded to Yan Shifan's greetings faintly, and then stopped speaking.

After this, Yan Song began to close his eyes and recuperate, looking extremely tired.

Seeing this, Yan Shifan didn't dare to disturb anymore, and left the study by himself.

After leaving the study, the more Yan Shifan thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and said to himself silently: "No, didn't my father say that he would be cured soon, why did it take so long?" ”

"No, I have to go to Imperial Doctor Li to inquire about my father's condition!"

Thinking of this, Yan Shifan immediately made up his mind and marched towards Tai Hospital.

(End of chapter)