"This ...... This is? ”

Yan Song looked at the arithmetic textbook in Lu Fang's hand, hesitated for a moment, and subconsciously asked.

Seeing this, Lu Fang smiled, and immediately explained.

"Elder Yan Ge, this is an arithmetic textbook compiled by Tang Shunzhi of the Inspectorate!"

After listening to Lu Fang's explanation, Yan Song breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately took the arithmetic textbook from Lu Fang's hand and began to browse it with extra care.

After Yan Song put down the arithmetic textbook in his hand, Jiajing's indifferent voice sounded in Yan Song's ears.

"Yan Song, what do you think of the compilation of this textbook?"

When Yan Song heard this, he immediately responded without thinking: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that this textbook is very well compiled, but it is just ......"

When Jiajing heard this, a look of curiosity appeared on his face, raised his eyebrows, and motioned for Yan Song to continue.

"It's just that the content is in it, if only it could be more simple and easy to understand!"

After Yan Song finished speaking, Jiajing followed up and added: "You don't have to worry about this, I have already asked Tang Shunzhi to go back and change it!" ”

Seeing this situation, Yan Song immediately patted Jiajing's ass: "Your Majesty Shengming, Weichen admires Your Majesty so much, even if it is ......"

How could Jiajing not see that Yan Song wanted to take the opportunity to change the topic, and deliberately did not answer his own words, and immediately interrupted impatiently.

"Okay, don't change the subject, Yan Song, I plan to include arithmetic in the exam as well, what do you think?"

Yan Song saw that there was no way to avoid it, and in an instant, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face, and he hesitated: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks that this move may attract the opposition of scholars all over the world! ”

"Those students who have been studying hard for more than ten years are just for ......"

Before Yan Song's words were finished, he was coldly interrupted by Jiajing: "Yan Song, I ask you, are there many people who want to be officials in this world, or are there many people who don't want to be officials?" ”

When Yan Song heard this, he immediately responded without thinking: "Your Majesty, of course there are many people who want to be officials!" ”

After listening to Yan Song's answer, Jiajing nodded, and continued to ask: "Then I will ask you again, which matter is more difficult to implement than the integrated grain payment of officials and gentry implemented by the imperial court not long ago?" ”

When Yan Song heard this, he hesitated for a moment, and had to respond stubbornly: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, of course, it is more difficult to implement the integration of officials and gentry to pay grain! ”

Seeing this, Jiajing immediately looked at Yan Song and asked unhurriedly: "Oh, since this is the case, has the integrated grain payment of the officials and gentry been implemented smoothly?" ”

It was only at this time that Yan Song suddenly reacted, the reason he had found before was so pale and weak, that he was refuted by His Majesty in three or two sentences.

At this moment, fine beads of sweat were already oozing from Yan Song's forehead, and he responded weakly: "Your Majesty, not long ago, the integrated grain payment of officials and gentry implemented by the imperial court was successfully promoted...... Push it on! ”

After Jiajing got the answer he wanted from Yan Song, he deliberately put on a puzzled look and said to himself.

"It's really strange, since the imperial court can implement the policy of integrating the officials and gentry into the grain, but it can't include arithmetic in the examination subjects, it's really weird, Yan Song, what do you think?"

Seeing that Jiajing had already said this, Yan Song knew that if he dared to make excuses in the future, what was waiting for him would be the emperor's anger.

Immediately, Yan Song's whole person seemed to have made up his mind, turned his gaze to Jiajing, and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to take the lead in carrying out this matter!"

Seeing that Yan Song knew each other like this, Jiajing also nodded imperceptibly and said encouragingly.

"Well, that's right, Elder Yan Ge is worthy of being my humerus minister!"

Although he was praised by the emperor, Yan Song did not feel the slightest bit happy, and the expression on his face became more solemn.

Because since the last time, he Yan Song clearly supported the integration of officials and gentry implemented by Jiajing, and he was regarded as a traitor by the entire Shilin, and even with his own reputation, he also fell to the bottom.

Although later, due to various coincidences, his own reputation has rebounded, but he is still not tolerated by the Ming Dynasty's Shilin!

"Alas, I don't know what those people will say about me Yan Song a hundred years from now, I'm afraid there are not a few good words, right?"

Yan Song thought so, and immediately had the courage to propose to Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, otherwise, this year's imperial examination will still be the same, and from next year, arithmetic will be added to the subject of the examination, what do you think?"

After Yan Song finished speaking, he was afraid that Jiajing would not agree, so he added: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that no matter what happens, we must give the students of the world a buffer space, otherwise, it will be bad to cause complaints!" ”

After listening to Yan Song's advice, Jiajing thought for a moment and then spoke.

"Well, yes, I'm right!"

Seeing that the emperor agreed to his suggestion, Yan Song couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said to himself: "No matter what, as long as it is not implemented now!" ”

Jiajing seemed to see what Yan Song was thinking, and then added: "In this way, Yan Song, after you return to the cabinet later, you will officially announce this matter!" ”

In the face of Jiajing's orders, Yan Song did not dare to raise the slightest objection, so he had to respond stubbornly: "Obey, Your Majesty!" ”

Seeing that the matter had come to an end, I saw Jiajing wave his hand quite casually and give an eviction order.

"Alright, I still have things to deal with next, you go back and keep busy!"

"Obey, Your Majesty, Weichen will retire!"

After this, Yan Song didn't dare to stay in the Qianqing Palace, and immediately turned around and left.

After Yan Song left, Jiajing turned his gaze to Lu Fang on the side, and then ordered: "Lu Fang, you have to hurry up over at the newspaper!" ”

When Lu Fang heard this, his expression immediately turned grim, and he said respectfully: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the slave and maid will definitely handle this matter well!" ”

When Yan Song returned to the cabinet from the Qianqing Palace, everyone saw that his face was full of sadness, and immediately asked him for the specific reason.

And Yan Song didn't mean to hide it, not long ago, Jiajing told him all the things he explained in the Qianqing Palace.

Hearing this, Xu Jie's face suddenly showed a look of surprise, and he lost his voice: "What, Your Majesty actually wants to add a new discipline of arithmetic, this and this, this and this, and this ......."

When Gao Gong on the side heard this, he immediately stepped forward and confirmed to Yan Song: "Elder Yan Ge, are you sure that Your Majesty intends to do so?" ”

When Yan Song heard this, he sighed helplessly and responded: "Alas, yes, Your Majesty will let me wait a while and officially announce this matter!" ”

Seeing this, Zhang Juzheng on the side hesitated for a moment, and then immediately gave his thoughts: "But in this way, it will definitely attract the opposition of scholars all over the world!" ”

As soon as Zhang Juzheng's words came out, everyone couldn't help but fall silent, because the emperor never cared about what those people thought!

Take the petition incident that caused a lot of uproar in the capital not long ago, as an example, those people, in order to oppose the imperial court's imminent implementation of the policy of integrated grain payment by the officials and gentry, even did not hesitate to incite the students of the Guozijian to force the palace to Jiajing by means of a joint letter, in a vain attempt to make him take back his life.

But as a result, not only was the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, Li Ding, who took the lead, hacked to death by the thunder that fell from the sky, but after that, the integrated payment of grain by the officials and gentry was also smoothly implemented without the slightest hindrance.

I don't know how long time has passed, but I saw Yan Song come back to his senses, look at everyone helplessly, and said slowly: "It's better to announce this matter according to Your Majesty's wishes!" ”

When everyone heard this, after a moment of silence, they immediately said in unison: "Hmm." ”

……

Night fell, and at this moment, Feng Bao, the eunuch of the celebrant and the pen, was walking on the road of the Forbidden City in a hurry, and even the eunuchs and palace maids on both sides of the road who stopped and saluted him respectfully had no time to pay attention.

Not long ago, Feng Bao inadvertently caught a glimpse of Chen Hong secretly leaving the duty room of the celebrant and taking advantage of the night, marching in the direction of the Qianqing Palace.

Seeing this situation, Feng Bao keenly sensed that something was wrong, and while secretly sending the little eunuch to follow him, he himself was not idle, he planned to report the news to Lu Fang in person.

Soon, Feng Bao came to Lu Fang's residence, and after explaining his intentions, Feng Bao didn't wait too long, and immediately saw Lu Fang.

At this moment, Lu Fang was sipping tea quite leisurely, and when he saw Feng Bao coming in person, a look of surprise couldn't help but appear on his face, and he immediately greeted Feng Bao to sit down quite cordially.

"Feng Bao, you're here, it's just right, godfather has a new batch of tea here, you can also taste it together!"

At this moment, Feng Bao didn't have this mind at all, and after observing it around, he immediately lowered his voice and said: "Godfather, just now, that Chen Hong avoided everyone's eyes and went to the Qianqing Palace where His Majesty is located!" ”

"What do you say, say it again?"

As soon as Feng Bao's words fell, he only heard a crisp sound of 'bang', and the teacup in Lu Fang's hand fell to the ground like this, turning into countless ceramic fragments, and the tea in the cup also spilled on the ground, and there was still a little heat on the ground.

Seeing this, Feng Bao immediately knelt on the ground with a 'plop' and said in a deep voice.

"Godfather, everything the child said just now is true!"

"If there is a lie in it, the child is willing to die with five thunderbolts!"

After that, I saw Lu Fang looking Feng Bao up and down, and then immediately commanded.

"Well, you get up!"

"Yes, godfather!"

After Feng Bao got up from the ground, he immediately turned his gaze to Lu Fang, his face was full of panic, and he asked.

"Dry ...... Godfather, what should we do next, it's so late, this Chen Hong suddenly went to His Majesty, there must be some plan, we can't sit still! ”

When Lu Fang heard this, she couldn't help but feel anxious, and immediately scolded: "Shut up, let me think about it!" ”

Receiving this reprimand, Feng Bao immediately buried his head deeply, lowered his head, and said nothing.

After a while, I saw Lu Fang come back to his senses and said to himself: "It seems that this Chen Hong is really coveting my position as the eunuch of the master of ceremonies and the seal of the eunuch all the time!" ”

"On weekdays, it's just a matter of doing a little trick, but now you dare to go to Your Majesty to complain, it seems that you can't be left behind!"

Lu Fang said this, his eyes were full of coldness, and in his heart, Chen Hong's name had been written on the list of mortals.

"It's just that all this will have to wait until this incident is over before it can be executed!"

Lu Fang admonished himself like this, and immediately came back to his senses and asked Feng Bao.

"Anyway, when Chen Hong left, did he have anything in his hand?"

When Feng Bao heard this, he immediately began to recall the details in his mind, and only after a long time did he respond.

"By the way, godfather, the child vaguely remembers that this Chen Hong secretly stuffed a letter into his sleeve when he left the celebrant duty room, do you say, will it ......?"

Before Feng Bao finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lu Fang: "Well, it seems that this Chen Hong does have some evidence, otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a hurry to tear his face!" ”

"Or is the evidence in Chen Hong's hand to the point where it can bring me down?"

"Yes, it must be so, otherwise, this Chen Hong will definitely not take such a big risk, at night, run to complain to His Majesty!"

"However, what is the evidence that Chen Hong has, is it related to Yang Jinshui, or is it related to those coastal smuggling families at the beginning?"

Thinking like this, Lu Fang's whole person became more and more uneasy, and Feng Bao on the side couldn't help but retreat when he saw this situation.

"Looking at the appearance of the godfather, in the hands of that Chen Hong, he should have extremely important evidence, otherwise, the godfather would never be so out of shape, and he would have ...... if he knew it."

Just when Feng Bao was stunned, Lu Fang's slightly trembling voice sounded in his ears: "Feng Bao, you immediately send someone to check now, who has this Chen Hong been in contact with recently, go quickly!" ”

Seeing that Lu Fang was so eager, Feng Bao immediately looked dazed and assured Lu Fang: "Don't worry, godfather, the child will go and investigate!" ”

After that, Feng Bao immediately turned around and left after saluting Lu Fang respectfully.

After Feng Bao left, I saw Lu Fang sit back in his chair and say to himself silently: "Alas, I hope Your Majesty can remember the old love and let me go!" ”

After Feng Bao left Lu Fang's residence, he went straight back to the celebrant eunuch.

At this moment, Feng Bao also fell into a dilemma, on the one hand, Chen Hong was menacing, and he had a lot of evidence unfavorable to Lu Fang, and the evidence in Chen Hong's hands was very likely to completely bring down Lu Fang and then replace him.

On the other hand, Lu Fang has a kindness to herself, for so long, if she didn't have Lu Fang's godfather to protect her, I'm afraid that she would have been plotted a long time ago, and it would be impossible for her to sit in the position of the eunuch of the boss and the eunuch.

Time passed slowly, I don't know how long it was, I saw Feng Bao come back to his senses, call his godson, and instructed: "Little Lizi, you go and check it out immediately, who has Chen Hong been in contact with in recent days!" ”

"Yes, godfather, the child will go and check!"

(End of chapter)