After that, the two of them stepped on the stairs of the Qianqing Palace with a feeling of anxiety.

As soon as they entered the Qianqing Palace, the two of them knelt on the ground respectfully and said in a deep voice according to the usual practice.

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

Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, heard this, and after looking Yan Song and Xu Jie up and down, he ordered unhurriedly.

"Well, you two get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After receiving Jiajing's answer, the two of them slowly got up from the ground, and at this moment, their faces were full of anxious and uneasy looks.

Jiajing took in the expressions on Yan Song and Xu Jie's faces, and asked directly.

"Do you know what I'm doing when I came to you two today?"

Jiajing's words fell, and I saw Yan Song on the side standing up and responding respectfully.

"I don't know, I hope Your Majesty will say it clearly!"

Seeing this, Xu Jie, who was on the side, also followed and added.

"I hope Your Majesty will say it clearly!"

When Jiajing heard this, he responded imperceptibly, and immediately spoke.

"To tell you the truth, yesterday evening, the British Duke suddenly found me, and he hoped that I could give a little "compensation" to the nobles and the clans. ”

"I came to you two today to discuss this matter!"

As Jiajing's words fell, Yan Song and Xu Jie only felt an inexplicable pressure enveloping them, and even breathing began to become difficult.

I don't know if it's the illusion of Yan Song and Xu Jie, they just feel that the tone that Jiajing exerts on the word compensation is extraordinarily heavy!

"Sure enough, from His Majesty's tone, you can hear that this matter is not simple!"

Thinking so, Yan Song and Xu Jie immediately began to hold their breath and concentrate as much as possible, so as not to miss what Jiajing said next.

"In addition, the compensation proposed by the British public office is to hold separate examinations for the clan and nobles in addition to the imperial examinations, and select suitable talents from them!"

"Yan Song, Xu Jie, what do you two think of this proposal?"

Jiajing said this, and then took the opportunity to set his eyes on Yan Song and Xu Jie on the side.

At this moment, after listening to Jiajing's narration, Yan Song and Xu Jie, perhaps because they were too shocked, the whole person had fallen into a sluggish state, and they knew very well in their hearts that this was blatantly opening the door for the clan and the nobles.

After being stunned for a long time, I saw Xu Jie take the lead in coming back to his senses and admonishing Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, by all means!"

"Since ancient times, if an official wants to enter the official career, he must go through the selection of the imperial examination before he can become the talent needed by the imperial court!"

"If, according to the proposal of the British Princess, in addition to the imperial examination, a separate examination for the clan and the nobles is held, there are too many operational places, and only by virtue of their imperial relatives and the status of the nobles, no official will dare to oppose them!"

"Because of this, these clans, as well as the honorable queens, can easily pass the exam and then enter the official career!"

When Xu Jie said this, the expression on his face became more and more excited, and immediately, he saw him kneeling on the ground with a 'plop' and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, please forgive Weichen for saying bluntly, the officials selected in this way cannot play the role of sharing worries for the monarch at all!"

"Because in this process, because the officials have scruples about the identities of those clans and the sons of the nobles, they are not able to conduct a comprehensive investigation of their respective abilities and conduct!"

"Your Majesty, there is a saying that virtue is not matched, there will be disaster, do you want to see a large number of people who do not match their position in terms of virtue and talent?"

"If this goes on like this for a long time, it will be a hundred harms to my Ming Dynasty and no benefit, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"

After Xu Jie finished speaking, he bowed heavily to the ground, waiting for Jiajing's decision.

After listening to Xu Jie's words, Jiajing nodded imperceptibly and commanded.

"Well, that's a good point, get up!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After that, I saw Xu Jie trembling and getting up from the ground, and immediately lowered his eyes and stopped speaking.

After Jiajing understood Xu Jie's opinion on this matter, he turned his gaze to Yan Song on the side and asked.

"Yan Song, I ask you, what do you think about this matter?"

Yan Song saw Jiajing asking him about this, and after thinking about it for a long time, he responded.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen's opinion is the same as that of Xu Ge Lao, this matter is harmful to my Ming Dynasty and not beneficial, I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"

Perhaps worried that his words were too pale, Yan Song added after a while.

"Your Majesty, Weichen feels that if the examination for the clan and the nobles is held separately in addition to the imperial examination, it is very easy to cause redundancy and inefficiency, and besides, to support so many officials is also a big burden on the financial aspect!"

"You know, the number of nobles and clans of my Ming Dynasty adds up to millions of people!"

When Yan Song said this, he glanced at Xu Jie beside him, and continued to speak.

"As Xu Ge Lao said before, in addition to the imperial examination, holding separate examinations for the Yu clan and nobles cannot play a role in selecting talents for the imperial court!"

"In addition, these clans and nobles, in terms of ability, compared with those who have read poetry and books since childhood, they also have a great deficiency, please forgive Weichen bluntly, they are difficult to take on the heavy responsibility!"

Seeing that Yan Song was so bold, Xu Jie, who was on the side, unabashedly pointed out in front of His Majesty that the clan and the nobles were not capable enough.

"This Yan Song is really messing around, before coming, didn't Gonggong Lu already remind him, try not to anger His Majesty, it's true!"

Thinking of this, I saw Xu Jie turn his gaze to Jiajing without a trace, and kept observing the look on his face, for fear that Jiajing would be angered by Yan Song's words and then implicate himself.

But to Xu Jie's surprise, after listening to Yan Song's words, Jiajing not only did not get angry, but also nodded.

Just when Xu Jie was quite puzzled by this, Jiajing's rather indifferent voice sounded in the ears of the two.

"Well, yes, yes, you two have a lot of point, it's just ......"

When Xu Jie heard Jiajing's words, he couldn't help but 'chuckle' in his heart, and the expression on his face became extremely ugly in an instant, and he said secretly: "Oops, Your Majesty seems to have other ideas!" ”

Sure enough, Jiajing cleared his throat before continuing to add.

"As Elder Yan Ge said before, the number of my Ming nobles and clans adds up to millions of people!"

"How can I ignore their voices?"

Hearing Jiajing's words, Yan Song and Xu Jie couldn't help but fall into silence: "Yes, no matter what, Your Majesty can't ignore those nobles who have shed blood for Daming, as well as the voices of millions of clans!" ”

Just as the atmosphere in the Qianqing Palace became extremely solemn, I saw Jiajing chuckle, turned his gaze to Yan Song and Xu Jie, and turned to speak.

"I have a solution here, I wonder if you would like to hear it?"

When Yan Song and Xu Jie heard Jiajing's words, they immediately came to their senses, and immediately said in unison.

"Weichen is stupid, I hope Your Majesty will advise!"

Jiajing took in the expressions on Yan Song and Xu Jie's faces, and after sorting out the words in his mind, he said his thoughts.

"As long as the clans and nobles who have not passed the imperial examination and entered the official career, they have to set up an insurmountable barrier on their heads, for example, civil officials can only serve as four-rank officials at the highest, and military officials can only be generalized at the highest!"

"And those clans and nobles who participated in the imperial examination and successfully obtained the rank are not restricted, what do you think?"

When Jiajing's words fell, Yan Song and Xu Jie, who were on the side, did not respond for a long time.

They knew that this was the biggest concession the emperor could make, and if they continued to argue with reason, it would only make His Majesty unhappy.

Time passed slowly, I don't know how long it was, I saw Yan Song come back to his senses and propose to Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, this matter is very important, why don't you put this matter on the next cabinet meeting for discussion?"

After listening to Yan Song's words, Jiajing also nodded imperceptibly, and then expressed his attitude.

"Well, yes, in that case, let's formally discuss this matter at the next cabinet meeting!"

Seeing that the emperor agreed to his proposal, Yan Song couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, as long as the matter was not completely settled, then there was still room for maneuver.

"Alas, this matter is really difficult to do, it is necessary to take into account the interests of the clan and the nobles, but it must not cause too much opposition in the court!"

Thinking of this, Yan Song suddenly had a feeling of being anxious, and immediately, he saw him take a deep breath before he could barely calm down his good mood.

After this, I saw Jiajing turn his gaze to Yan Song and Xu Jie, pretending to mention it inadvertently in front of the two.

"By the way, I plan to transfer Hu Zongxian from Zhejiang back to the capital after a while, what do you think?"

When Jiajing's words fell, Yan Song and Xu Jie seemed to have heard something incredible, and their brains instantly shut down.

At this moment, Xu Jie's face was full of hesitation, and he thought so in his heart.

"What, I heard it right, Your Majesty actually wants to transfer Hu Zongxian from Zhejiang back to the capital to take up a post!"

"After Hu Zongxian was transferred back to the capital from Zhejiang, won't his position as the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang be vacant?"

"As long as you can let someone else take over Hu Zongxian's position, when the time comes, when the mulberry seedlings in Zhejiang mature, you can buy raw silk at a low price from the hands of those people according to the original plan, which will save a lot of trouble!"

Just as Xu Jie was about to take this opportunity to recommend his candidate to Jiajing, Yan Song took the first step to speak.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that although the current Japanese in the southeast coastal area have been pacified, the local mulberry seedlings in Zhejiang are about to mature, and there will be anything wrong with transferring Hu Zongxian to Beijing at this time?"

Hearing this, Jiajing glanced at Yan Song, and explained unhurriedly.

"Yan Song, you don't have to worry about this, my original plan was to wait for the local mulberry seedlings in Zhejiang to fully mature, and then transfer Hu Zongxian to the capital to take up a post!"

"What's more, this is also the promise I made to Hu Zongxian before, when the Japanese in the southeast coastal area are completely pacified, I will transfer him back to the capital to take up a post!"

When Yan Song heard this, he knew that the emperor's determination to transfer Hu Zongxian to Beijing was unstoppable, so he couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart, and asked Jiajing instead.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, what position do you plan to grant Hu Zongxian?"

When Jiajing heard this, an inexplicable smile appeared on his face, and he withdrew his gaze from Yan Song's body and said in a deep voice.

"I plan to grant Hu Zongxian the Scholar of the Middle Pole Palace, enter the noon gate, and be worthy of the Wenyuan Pavilion!"

"What, let Hu Zongxian enter the cabinet!"

When Jiajing's words fell, Yan Song and Xu Jie's faces suddenly showed a look of shock that could not be concealed, and they immediately lost their voices.

Hearing this, Jiajing raised his eyebrows, glanced at Yan Song and Xu Jie, and asked coldly.

"What, is it difficult for you to have an opinion on this decision of mine?"

At this moment, Yan Song and Xu Jie were already clearly aware that the emperor's gaze at him had become more and more unkind, and seeing this, Xu Jie hurriedly stood up and explained to Jiajing.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, you ...... You are mistaken, we don't have an opinion on your decision! ”

"Hu Zongxian has worked hard and deserves to be treated like this, we are just surprised by this!"

When Xu Jie's words fell, Yan Song on the side also followed closely behind.

"Your Majesty, what Elder Xu Ge said is right, we are just shocked by this!"

After listening to Yan Song and Xu Jie's explanations, Jiajing unhurriedly withdrew his gaze and nodded, reluctantly agreeing with the explanations of the two.

After this incident, fine sweat had already appeared on Yan Song and Xu Jie's foreheads, and the expressions of the rest of their lives after the catastrophe appeared on their faces.

"This Hu Zongxian is really favored by His Majesty!"

Thinking so, the two of them immediately skipped the topic tacitly.

Not long after, after Xu Jie organized the language in his mind, he had the courage to ask Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, since Hu Zongxian is about to enter the cabinet, does Your Majesty have a suitable person to take his place?"

Yan Song, who was on the side, heard Xu Jie's words, and the expression on his face suddenly became extremely gloomy, and he scolded secretly.

"This damn Xu Jie, it's quite quick to start, but you don't want your people to get involved in Zhejiang, I Yan Song absolutely disagrees!"

Yan Song thought so, so he began to search for suitable candidates in his mind.

When Jiajing heard this, an inexplicable smile suddenly appeared on his face, turned his gaze to Xu Jie, and asked.

"Oh, is it possible, does Xu Ge have a suitable candidate to recommend to me?" (End of chapter)