After Jiajing finished speaking, he immediately came to the bookcase on the side, and after rummaging for a long time, he found out the handwritten letter sent to him by Hai Rui before, as well as the two confessions of Zeng Qing and Zeng Xian, and handed them to Zhao Zhenji.

"Well, see for yourself!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he stopped speaking, just quietly waited for Zhao Zhenji's next reaction.

Zhao Zhenji respectfully took the handwritten letter and began to browse the content on it, and soon, Zhao Zhenji's face was pale, trembling, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

After a long time, after Zhao Zhenji calmed down, he turned his gaze to Jiajing and said slowly.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, ...... Wei Chen felt that the above content was too shocking, and the local gentry and wealthy families actually colluded with the White Lotus Sect to jointly squeeze the little wealth left in the hands of the common people! ”

"There is even a big family like the Zeng family involved, you know, their ancestors are students of Yansheng Gong Kongqiu, Zeng Shen, who is known as the saint of the sect!"

"If this matter spreads, the people who read in the world will ......"

When Zhao Zhenji said this, his face was full of pain.

And Jiajing just glanced at Zhao Zhenji quite calmly, and said in a voice without any emotion.

"Hmph, there is a way to be a gentleman, and the fifth generation will be beheaded, if their ancestors have spirits in the sky, and see their descendants degenerate into this appearance, I am afraid they will be ashamed and ashamed!"

Zhao Zhenji, who was on the side, heard this, and his pupils suddenly contracted, because he heard the meaning contained in Jiajing's words.

Immediately, I saw that after carefully considering the language, he confirmed to Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, are you planning to deal with these families, but the Yan Shenggong ......?"

It's just that before Zhao Zhenji's words were finished, he was coldly interrupted by Jiajing.

"What about Yan Shenggong, with his Kong Shangxian's virtues, can he be worthy of the name of Yan Shenggong?"

"Zhao Zhenji, I don't want to hear this from your mouth again, understand?"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he swept his gaze coldly from Zhao Zhenji's body, and then spoke.

After Zhao Zhenji sensed Jiajing's gaze sweeping over his body, his whole body couldn't help but tremble for a moment, and even the blood in his veins seemed to be frozen.

"Obey, Your Majesty, Weichen knows!"

"Hmm."

Seeing this, Jiajing responded imperceptibly, and his tone calmed down again.

Soon after this, Zhao Zhenji's slightly vibrasive voice sounded in Jiajing's ears again.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, Wei Chen is very curious, what will you do if this matter is really implicated in the head of Yan Shenggong at that time? ”

After Zhao Zhenji finished speaking, he knelt on the ground, buried his head deeply, and waited for Jiajing's answer.

After listening to the question raised by Zhao Zhenji, Jiajing thought for a long time before he spoke unhurriedly.

"In case the Holy Duke of Yan is really related to the White Lotus Sect, I will personally depose him, and then consider choosing a new Holy Duke of Yan!"

When Jiajing's words fell, the entire Qianqing Palace suddenly fell into a dead silence, because the news was too shocking, causing Zhao Zhenji's brain to shut down for a long time.

At this moment, Zhao Zhenji's face was full of incredulity, and the words that Jiajing said before were like a magic spell, which had been haunting his heart.

"I heard you right, Your Majesty just said that if the Holy Duke Yan is really related to the White Lotus Sect, His Majesty will personally issue an edict to abolish him, and then re-elect the new Holy Duke Yan!"

"The emperor abolished the Holy Duke of Yan, this is something that has never happened in all dynasties, does it mean that Your Majesty really wants to set this precedent?"

After that, I saw Zhao Zhenji come back to his senses, he wanted to persuade him, but thinking of Jiajing's previous attitude, he gave up this idea, his lips moved slightly, but in the end he still didn't make any sound.

Jiajing took in the expression on Zhao Zhenji's face, immediately changed the conversation, and continued to speak.

"Get up, Zhao Zhenji, I called you over this time, in addition to Hai Rui's matter, there are actually other things that need to be done!"

After Zhao Zhenji received Jiajing's instructions, he immediately got up slowly from the ground, and after that, he saw that he turned his gaze to Jiajing, and his face was full of determination.

"Your Majesty needs Weichen to do something, even if you are told, Weichen will do his best to do it for Your Majesty!"

After receiving Zhao Zhenji's response, Jiajing nodded, and after a moment of silence, he immediately asked.

"Zhao Zhenji, do you remember what you mentioned earlier in front of me, about the annexation of a large amount of land by the family clan?"

When Zhao Zhenji heard Jiajing's words, he couldn't help but 'chuckle' in his heart, and immediately held his breath, not even daring to breathe, at this moment, countless chaotic thoughts appeared in Zhao Zhenji's mind.

"Why did Your Majesty suddenly mention this, does it mean that Your Majesty intends to take this opportunity to measure the land of the whole country?"

"Or is it that Your Majesty intends to take action against the gentry and landlords who annexed the land, if this is the case, then Xu Ge Lao will ......"

Soon, Zhao Zhenji suppressed all the chaotic thoughts in his heart, looked at Jiajing, and responded respectfully.

"Your Majesty, Weichen still remembers!"

Hearing this, Jiajing nodded imperceptibly, withdrew his gaze from Zhao Zhenji's body, and immediately said to himself.

"You said before that the most serious land annexation is in Jiangsu and Zhejiang!"

"So, I hope that you will be able to start from this aspect after you go to Zhejiang and successfully take over Hu Zongxian's position, understand?"

When Zhao Zhenji heard this, he was suddenly shocked in his heart, and immediately plucked up his courage and confirmed to Jiajing.

"What does Your Majesty mean is to let Wei Chen go and collect the land status occupied by the local gentry and landlords, and prepare in advance for the next measurement of the land in the whole country?"

Jiajing saw that Zhao Zhenji understood what he meant, so he nodded and said in a deep voice.

"Zhao Zhenji, you guessed right, but it all has to be done in secret, because now is not the time!"

Facing Zhao Zhenji's slightly puzzled eyes, Jiajing explained unhurriedly.

"When the time comes, after I gradually extend the test method to the whole country, I can officially start measuring the land of the whole country, and before that, you should not act rashly, so as not to startle the snake, understand?"

After listening to Jiajing's explanation, the expression on Zhao Zhenji's face was suddenly replaced by an endless look of horror.

"What is the test method, Your Majesty didn't mention it at all before!"

But after this, Zhao Zhenji seemed to have suddenly thought of something, his face was full of incredulity, and he muttered to himself silently.

"Could it be that Yan Shifan proposed the same set of methods when he was in the cabinet before, but that set of methods is not specifically aimed at the clan and nobles?"

"In that case, then why did Your Majesty propose in front of me that the examination method be gradually extended to the whole country?"

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhenji had an idea that was about to come out: "Could it be that Your Majesty is using those clans and nobles to test whether the test method is feasible or not, and when it is confirmed to be feasible, Your Majesty will promote it to the whole country!" ”

'Hiss~' Thinking of this, Zhao Zhenji couldn't help but gasp, before this, he would never have thought that the test method, which was originally only for the clan and the nobles, would one day fall on the heads of civil officials!

Even when the time comes, Your Majesty does not have to come forward in person, and those clans and nobles whose interests have been harmed will take the initiative to ask Your Majesty to extend the examination law to all civil officials.

"Yan Shifan, Yan Shifan, you think that you can use this method to restrict the development of the clan and the nobles, but as everyone knows, Your Majesty has already seen into your mind, and you are obviously harming us!"

After thinking about all this, the corners of Zhao Zhenji's mouth couldn't help twitching a few times, and the look on his face became more and more humble.

At this moment, Jiajing on the side saw that Zhao Zhenji had not responded for a long time, so he couldn't help frowning and urging.

"Zhao Zhenji, did you understand what I just said?"

When Zhao Zhenji heard this, he suddenly came back to his senses, and immediately responded respectfully.

"Your Majesty, Weichen understands!"

Seeing this, Jiajing glanced over Zhao Zhenji's body, nodded imperceptibly, and immediately commanded.

"Well, let's get here today!"

"Zhao Zhenji, do you have anything else to report to me next, if not, just retire!"

When Zhao Zhenji heard Jiajing's words, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then bowed to the ground and said in a deep voice.

"Obey, Your Majesty, Weichen will retire!"

"Hmm."

After that, Zhao Zhenji did not stop at the Qianqing Palace, and immediately left.

After walking out of the Qianqing Palace, Zhao Zhenji looked at the scenery in the distance and the eunuchs and palace maids who were constantly busy, sighed helplessly, and said to himself silently.

"Alas, the next days will not be easy, if Your Majesty really makes up his mind to abolish the contemporary Yan Shenggong, when the time comes, I don't know how big a mess will be!"

"Alas, it's measuring the land again, and it's the test method or something, hmph, it's all to blame for that Yan Shifan, I have to propose what the test method is in front of Your Majesty!"

As soon as he thought of this, Zhao Zhenji's face was full of black lines, because he knew very well in his heart that after the official implementation of the examination law, he might not be able to live the leisurely days of the past.

"Alas, it doesn't matter, it's still early anyway, so let's take care of the present first."

"Take advantage of the recent free time, first read the books that I haven't finished reading in the past, one by one!"

Zhao Zhenji thought so, and immediately stepped on the road back to the Inspectorate.

……

Recently, Li Chunfang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, has also not had a good time.

Since the cabinet officially announced that it would hold separate examinations for the clan and nobles in addition to the imperial examinations, and handed over the propositions and the power to organize the examinations to the Ministry of Rites, Li Chunfang fell into a dilemma.

On the one hand, although many ministers of the DPRK and China do not dare to express it on the surface, most of them have a resistant attitude towards this matter, and if Li Chunfang vigorously promotes this matter, he will inevitably be attacked by the ministers of the DPRK and China.

On the other hand, Li Chunfang doesn't know how to make a proposition.

If the exam questions are too difficult, causing those clans and nobles who take the exam to be unable to answer, then he, Li Chunfang, will definitely be resented by the clan and the nobles, and if the questions are too simple, it will seem to be going through the motions, and it will also cause dissatisfaction on His Majesty's side.

At this moment, in the room, Li Chunfang looked sad, and she didn't know what to do next.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door from outside, interrupting Li Chunfang's thoughts.

Seeing this situation, Li Chunfang had no choice but to stop thinking about this matter for the time being, and ordered: "Come in!" ”

Li Chunfang's voice fell, only to hear a 'squeak', the door of the room was pushed open, only to see a Xu official with more than a dozen books in his arms walking in, facing Li Chunfang, respectfully reported.

"Lord Shangshu, these are all matters that need to be handled by you!"

When Li Chunfang heard this, he immediately pointed to the bookcase on the side and responded rather perfunctorily.

"Well, the official knows, let's put it there first, the official will deal with it later!"

"Yes, Lord Shangshu!"

When the official heard this, he did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and after putting down the music in his hand, he left the room directly, and when the official left, he also took the door of the room with him.

After the official left, Li Chunfang couldn't help but shift his gaze to the bookcase on the side, the pile of more than a dozen books.

At this moment, he didn't have the slightest intention of dealing with these notes.

Immediately, I saw Li Chunfang lying on the table, his eyes lost his highlights, and he sighed helplessly, and said to himself.

"Alas, really, what should I do next, this is an errand that offends people!"

Just as Li Chunfang was still racking his brains to think about whether there was a way to get things done without offending people, there was another knock on the door from outside the door.

Seeing this, Li Chunfang suddenly had an impatient look on his face, and immediately commanded.

"Come in!"

As the words fell, the door of the room was pushed open, and a servant walked into the room, bowing his head, his face full of humility.

Just as Li Chunfang was about to reprimand the future people fiercely, he only heard the voice of the official ringing in his ears.

"Lord Yushangshu, Gonggong Lu is waiting outside, saying that it is at the will of His Majesty!"

After listening to the report of the officials, Li Chunfang's face was full of shock, and he subconsciously lost his voice.

"What are you talking about, Gonggong Lu is visiting, why did he suddenly come to the Ministry of Rites?"

But soon, Li Chunfang suppressed all the chaotic thoughts in his heart, turned his gaze to the official, and commanded in a deep voice.

"In that case, why don't you invite Gonggong Lu in?"

"Yes, Lord Shangshu!"

(End of chapter)