Chapter 499: Give Them an Unforgettable Lesson
The night passed in the blink of an eye, and after the previous incident, the government and the opposition quickly returned to their usual calm.
Not only did those speech officials completely die down, but even between the strict party and Qingliu, there was a lot of peace.
The reason for this is very simple, those officials who participated in this brawl were all released in less than a day after being imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department, and there must have been the emperor's instructions in the middle.
In the eyes of these people, the meaning of the emperor is very clear, this matter ends here, if anyone is embarrassed, and then dares to use the topic to play on this matter, the emperor will take action in person!
Early in the morning, Qianqing Palace.
At this moment, Jiajing was sitting cross-legged on the futon, his eyes seemed to be closed.
Since Jiajing successfully advanced to the late stage of Qi training, the speed at which he exhaled spiritual energy was several times faster than before.
After the aura around Jiajing was absorbed, I saw Jiajing slowly open his eyes and get up from the futon.
"Looks like it's a good day!"
Jiajing looked at the scenery outside and said with emotion.
At this moment, I saw Lu Fang taking silent steps and entering the Qianqing Palace.
After entering the Qianqing Palace, Lu Fang still came to Jiajing's side according to the usual practice and said respectfully.
"Your Majesty!"
"Hmm."
After Jiajing answered rather casually, he immediately instructed Lu Fang.
"The weather is nice today, let's go out for a walk with me!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After Lu Fang responded, he immediately followed Jiajing's side, and the two of them left the Qianqing Palace, and behind them, they were followed by a group of eunuchs and palace maids who served.
The master and servant wandered along the stone-paved road in the Forbidden City, and the eunuchs and palace maids on the road, seeing the emperor traveling, put down their work one after another, and knelt on the ground in fear.
Walking and walking, Jiajing and Lu Fang followed a path and came to a lake with goldfish, and near this lake, there was a small pavilion, where Jiajing stopped.
Looking at the goldfish swimming leisurely in the lake, Jiajing took the fish food from the palace maid on the side and began to throw it into the lake.
As the fish food in Jiajing's hand fell into the lake, the originally calm lake surface also made waves, and those goldfish began to fight for fish food wantonly.
At this moment, Jiajing's flat voice sounded in Lu Fang's ears: "Lu Fang, do you know, Yan Song came to look for me last night!" ”
When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, she suppressed all the shock in her heart, and immediately confirmed to Jiajing tentatively.
"Your Majesty, I think Elder Yan Ge must have something extremely important, can I report it to you?"
When Jiajing heard this, he didn't stop moving, and threw all the remaining fish food into the lake, causing the goldfish in the lake to compete even more frantically.
"Well, that's right, Yan Song told me that he got the news, and there are many people behind his back, all of whom are thinking about Zhejiang!"
When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, he thought about it for a long time before he cautiously gave an answer.
"Could it be that Your Majesty is referring to the change of rice to mulberry in Zhejiang?"
"Well, Lu Fang, you guessed right!"
After Jiajing finished speaking, he saw the maid who had been waiting on the side, carrying the golden basin forward, Jiajing took the handkerchief from the maid's hand after washing his hands, wiped his hands dry, pointed to the pavilion on the side, and commanded.
"Let's go, go with me!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Before this, the eunuchs and palace maids who followed behind Jiajing had already made arrangements.
The stone benches in the pavilion were all cushioned, and on the stone table was a pot of steaming tea, a jade-like green teacup was placed tightly around the teapot, and in addition to several plates of extraordinarily delicate pastries on the table.
After Jiajing sat down on the stone bench, he turned his gaze to Lu Fang opposite, and commanded.
"Sit!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
When Lu Fang heard this, he didn't excuse himself, and sat down directly opposite Jiajing.
Seeing this, the maid who had been waiting here immediately stepped forward and poured a cup of hot tea for each of them.
Soon after sitting down, Lu Fang couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, and immediately asked Jiajing.
"Your Majesty, you just said that at present, there are many people in the imperial court who have the idea of Zhejiang, as far as the slave knows, the mulberry seedlings in Zhejiang are about to mature, is it possible, those people plan to start from the mulberry seedlings?"
When Jiajing heard this, he nodded, and immediately explained to Lu Fang.
"That's right, those people plan to buy raw silk from the hands of the common people at a low price!"
Although Jiajing's tone was very indifferent, as the closest person to Jiajing, Lu Fang knew very well in his heart that the emperor would never give up on this matter!
After all, before this, Jiajing had mentioned more than once that he wanted to buy raw silk at a high price from the people who planted mulberry seedlings.
And now, those officials actually went against the grain, planning to buy raw silk from the hands of the people at a very low price, there is no doubt that this is a slap in the face of the emperor, as the person who knows Jiajing best in the entire Ming Dynasty, Lu Fang knows that Jiajing is going to take action next.
Sure enough, after this, I saw Jiajing turn his gaze to Lu Fang and asked.
"Lu Fang, what do you think about this?"
When Lu Fang heard this, he instantly cheered up and replied indignantly.
"Your Majesty, what's the use of keeping them like this?"
"The slave maid thinks that they should be taught an unforgettable lesson!"
Jiajing seemed to be quite satisfied with Lu Fang's answer, and after bowing slightly to Lu Fang, he immediately added.
"Well, Lu Fang, what you said makes sense, worms like this must not be tolerated, it's time to teach them an unforgettable lesson!"
"Lu Fang, next you let Jinyiwei and Dongchang go out to investigate this matter!"
When Lu Fang heard this, his expression immediately turned grim and he responded respectfully.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After instructing Lu Fang, Jiajing may have felt a little uneasy, and then added.
"By the way, after finding out the news in this regard, don't act rashly first, if you have any news, report it to me immediately!"
Jiajing's words fell, and I saw Lu Fang get up from the seat abruptly and answer in a deep voice.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Seeing that the matter had almost been explained, Jiajing withdrew his gaze from Lu Fang's body and commanded.
"Alright, sit down, drink tea with me!"
After Jiajing finished speaking, he picked up the teacup on the stone table and took a sip.
Seeing this, Lu Fang also picked up the teacup on the table, drank all the tea in the cup, and for the next period of time, no one spoke again, Jiajing just silently enjoyed the surrounding scenery.
Just as Lu Fang was still thinking about where to start the investigation, Jiajing looked at Lu Fang as if he suddenly remembered, and asked.
"By the way, Lu Fang, I recently heard that Xu Jie seems to have handed over a letter to impeach Qin Tianjian for not doing a good job?"
When Lu Fang heard this, he couldn't help but 'chuckle' in his heart, and said to himself: "Xu Jie's impeachment note has just been sent to the celebrant not long ago, where did Your Majesty get this news?" ”
After this, I saw Lu Fang forcibly suppress the panic in his heart, and replied as usual.
"Your Majesty, it seems that this is indeed the case."
After getting a definite answer from Lu Fang, Jiajing nodded, and commanded: "Tell Xu Jie for me, just say that this matter has nothing to do with Qin Tianjian!" ”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" (End of chapter)