The night passed in the blink of an eye, and in the early morning of the next day, Lu Fang still went from his residence to the Qianqing Palace to meet Jiajing according to the usual practice.

At this moment, Lu Fang looked at the unusually familiar road under his feet, and suddenly felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

Lu Fang didn't forget that not long ago, after returning from Yuwang's Mansion, he was ordered by Jiajing to recuperate in his residence and rest for a few days, and in these few days, rumors of his fall from grace spread in the palace.

Although this rumor was finally completely shattered under Jiajing's interference!

But after this battle, Lu Fang also clearly realized how many people were behind the scenes, thinking about his position as the eunuch who held the seal of the celebrant eunuch.

"Before seeing the scene that His Majesty depicted earlier, I, Lu Fang, will never give up the position of the palm print eunuch to you insects!"

Thinking like this, Lu Fang couldn't help but clench his fists, his face full of determination.

On the way to the Qianqing Palace, there were many eunuchs and palace maids, who were constantly busy.

Those eunuchs and palace maids, seeing the arrival of Lu Fang, the eunuch who was in charge of the government and the opposition and trusted by His Majesty, stopped what they were doing, stepped aside, and saluted respectfully.

"I've seen Grandpa Lu!"

"Hmm."

Lu Fang had a warm smile on his face, and after nodding to those eunuchs and palace maids, he immediately quickened his pace.

Then, Lu Fang looked at the Qianqing Palace close at hand in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a trace of hesitation in his heart, and then, I saw Lu Fang take a deep breath, and after calming down his good mood, he stepped on the stairs of the Qianqing Palace.

When Lu Fang walked silently and entered the Qianqing Palace, he suddenly found that Jiajing was sitting next to the bookcase at this time, constantly writing something on the paper with a brush.

When Jiajing saw Lu Fang coming, he put the brush in his hand aside, and immediately commanded.

"Lu Fang, you came just in time, come and see for me, is the list I drew up suitable?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When Lu Fang heard this, he came to Jiajing's side after suppressing all the chaotic thoughts in his heart.

When his eyes looked at the paper with his name written in front of Jiajing, a look of horror suddenly appeared on his face, and immediately, he plucked up his courage and asked Jiajing tentatively.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, it's hard to do it, this is ......"

When Jiajing heard this, he glanced at Lu Fang rather indifferently, and then responded.

"Well, that's right, this is my plan, when the time comes, you will check the list of clans and nobles who will be selected to serve in the southwest!"

When Jiajing's words fell, Lu Fang focused his attention on the paper in front of him with his name written on it.

On that piece of paper, Zhu Zaiyu, the son of King Zheng, was ranked first, and then, the sons of the Duke of England, the Duke of Chengguo, and the Duke of Dingguo were also on the list, and even the children of the Duke of Qianguo were also on it.

The more Lu Fang looked at it, the more frightened he felt, it can be said that more than half of the most prominent clans and nobles in the entire Ming Dynasty were on this list.

"If something goes wrong then, I'm afraid it will ......"

Thinking like this, Lu Fang's heart became more and more uneasy, and at this moment, Jiajing's rather calm voice sounded in Lu Fang's ears.

"Lu Fang, what do you think of this list drawn up by me?"

When Lu Fang heard this, the panic on his face flashed, and then, he suddenly came back to his senses, looked in the direction where Jiajing was, leaned down, and responded respectfully.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks this list is perfect, and there is nothing to change! ”

"Well, in that case, let's make this list official!"

After listening to Lu Fang's advice, Jiajing nodded and said slowly.

Just when Lu Fang thought that the matter was over, he saw Jiajing's words change sharply, and he asked again.

"By the way, Lu Fang, I heard that King Zheng was invited to the mansion by the British Duke last night, is there such a thing?"

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, there is such a thing!"

When Lu Fang heard this, his face suddenly showed shock, and he leaned down and responded respectfully.

Seeing that the matter had been confirmed by Lu Fang, Jiajing nodded imperceptibly and commanded.

"Well, in that case, then you can tell me a good story!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, he immediately responded without thinking.

Subsequently, I saw Lu Fang finish thinking the language in his mind before recounting what he had learned to Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, here's how it ......"

Under Lu Fang's narration, Jiajing also had a general understanding of the ins and outs of the whole matter, and then, he looked at Lu Fang and asked next.

"You mean, last night in the British Mansion, there were also Chengguo Gong, Dingguo Gong, and Qianguo Mansion, Xincheng waiting for people?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When Lu Fang heard this, he immediately responded without thinking.

After listening to Lu Fang's answer, Jiajing's fingers tapped on the table very rhythmically, making a 'da-da' sound.

Then, I saw Jiajing withdraw his gaze from Lu Fang's body and commanded.

"Okay, Lu Fang, this matter will be like this!"

"Later, you will personally go to the British Mansion, and say that I have already drawn up, and when the time comes, I will select the list of clans and nobles to serve in the southwest, so that the British Duke will come to the Qianqing Palace to meet me!"

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, Lu Fang answered without thinking.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

The British Mansion, in Zhang Rong's room.

I saw Zhang Rong sit up from the bed slowly, and the memories of last night flashed in his mind from time to time.

Last night, he specially invited King Zheng and his son, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, to the mansion and held a grand banquet.

There were many guests present, including Zhu Xizhong, Duke of Chengguo, Xu Yande, Duke of Dingguo, and even Duke of Qianguo, Wuqinghou, Xinchenghou and their sons.

Zhang Rong's purpose in holding this banquet is very simple, that is, he wants to take this opportunity to have a relationship with Zhu Houlanla, the king of Zheng who he has not seen for a long time, after all, his son Zhu Zaiyu has just won the first place in the exam not long ago.

You must know that from beginning to end, Zhu Zaiyu has never gotten the exam questions from his own hands, that is to say, Zhu Zaiyu can get the first place, all by his own talent!

On the other hand, Zhang Rong also wants to take this opportunity to let those juniors get to know each other and enhance their feelings with each other.

After all, everyone is the clan and nobles of the Ming Dynasty, and they are connected by blood and share weal and woe!

"Speaking of which, Your Majesty, why did you suddenly release King Zheng from the Zongren Mansion, you know, he tried his best to persuade His Majesty not to take pills in order to live forever!"

"Could it be that it is because his son Zhu Zaiyu won the first place in this exam, which made His Majesty feel compassionate?"

The more Zhang Rong thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, and just as he was about to get up from the bed, he only heard a knock on the door.

Seeing this, Zhang Rong couldn't help frowning slightly, and immediately commanded.

"Come in!"

When the words fell, I heard a 'squeak', and the door of the room was pushed open, only to see a maid enter the room, lean down, and report respectfully.

"Master, someone is in the palace!"

When Zhang Rong heard this, a look of curiosity suddenly appeared on his face, and he turned his gaze to the maid and asked closely.

"Oh, who's coming?"

"Back to the master, the person who came was Gonggong Lu, and he said that he came by His Majesty's will!"

After listening to the maid's report, Zhang Rong nodded and commanded.

"Well, take Gonggong Lu to the hall immediately and wait, I'll come over later!"

"Yes, sir!"

After receiving Zhang Rong's instructions, the maid immediately walked out of the room.

"By the way, at this time, what did Your Majesty ask Lu Fang to do?"

Afterwards, I saw Zhang Rong dressed under the service of the slaves, and marched towards the hall dedicated to entertaining guests in the mansion.

When Lu Fang saw Zhang Rong coming, he immediately put aside the teacup in his hand, got up from the seat, and said respectfully.

"I've seen the English duke!"

"Grandpa Lu doesn't have to be so polite, sit!"

Hearing this, Zhang Rong waved his hand to Lu Fang, and then sat down on the main seat by himself, at this moment, his face was full of warm smiles.

After the two sides exchanged a few words of greetings, Zhang Rong took the lead in getting to the point, only to see him look at Lu Fang and ask.

"Gonggong Lu, why did Your Majesty let you come this time?"

"British Princess, I can't hide it, Your Majesty asked our family to come over this time, just to inform you, and the list of clans and nobles selected to serve in the southwest has been determined, and Your Majesty will let you go over!"

"Thank you, Grandpa Lu!"

When Zhang Rong heard Lu Fang's words, an uncontrollable smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he stroked his beard and said so.

"Where, the British public word is serious, and our family is just passing on the word for His Majesty!"

Seeing this, Lu Fang's face suddenly showed humility, and he withdrew his gaze from Zhang Rong's body and said slowly.

When Zhang Rong heard this, he responded with a smile on his face.

"Oh, yes, yes, Gonggong Lu has a point!"

After that, I saw Zhang Rong turn around, his face was full of hesitation, and he cautiously asked Lu Fang.

"Father-in-law Lu, dare to ask the dog......"

Lu Fang seemed to have guessed what Zhang Rong was going to say next, but he nodded imperceptibly and said slowly.

"The British Princess, rest assured, there is the name of His Royal Highness the Prince on the list!"

After Zhang Rong received an affirmative answer from Lu Fang, the stone that had been hanging in his heart finally landed safely.

Then, I saw that he turned his gaze to Lu Fang and proposed instead.

"Father-in-law Lu, without further ado, let's go meet Your Majesty immediately!"

"Well, the British Princess!"

After that, Lu Fang and the British Gong Zhang Rong took a sedan chair and marched in the direction where the Forbidden City was located.

……

The Forbidden City, outside the Qianqing Palace.

At this moment, I saw Lu Fang pause, turned around, and bowed to Zhang Rong behind him.

"Please wait a while, let's go in first and report it!"

"Father-in-law Lu, please!"

When Zhang Rong heard this, he suddenly came back to his senses and returned the salute to Lu Fang.

After this, Lu Fang did not hesitate, took a steady step, and stepped on the stairs of the Qianqing Palace.

Since Zhang Rong learned from Lu Fang that his son Zhang Yuangong was also included in the list, the whole person was in a trance.

Although this was expected, at this moment, there was still a sense of unreality in Zhang Rong's heart.

After all, this kind of opportunity to revitalize the clan and nobles and wash away the twilight on their bodies is really too rare, once they miss it, the clans and nobles of the Ming Dynasty may sink and never see the light of day again!

"When the time comes, I'll fight for your father and me!"

Just as Zhang Rong was muttering to himself, Lu Fang quietly came to Zhang Rong and said respectfully.

"British duke, you can go in!"

"Well, there's Father-in-law Laolu!"

When Zhang Rong heard this, he immediately suppressed all the chaotic thoughts in his heart, and then under the guidance of Lu Fang, he stepped on the stairs of the Qianqing Palace.

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

After entering the Qianqing Palace, Zhang Rong looked at Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair at the moment, and said in a deep voice.

After Zhang Rong finished speaking, when he was about to kneel on the ground, at this moment, Jiajing's voice sounded in his ears.

"No need, British duke, I came to you this time, I have something to show you!"

Although Zhang Rong had long known Jiajing's purpose for looking for him before, at this moment, he still looked extremely curious, only to see him leaning down and saying respectfully.

"Please speak up, Your Majesty!"

Then, I saw Jiajing glancing at Lu Fang, and the latter quickly understood, and immediately stepped forward, picked up the list that had been drawn up earlier from the bookcase on the side, and came to Zhang Rong.

As soon as Zhang Rong took the list from Lu Fang's hand, Jiajing's voice sounded closely.

"This is the list of clans and nobles who will be selected to serve in the southwest at that time, you can take a look!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Zhang Rong responded, he immediately began to look at the list in his hand that had been drawn up.

"Zhu Zaiyu, Zhang Yuangong, Zhu Shitai, Xu Wenbi......"

The more he looked down, the more excited he was on Zhang Rong's face, because the list included the top clans and nobles of the Ming Dynasty.

"It seems that in Your Majesty's heart, there are still our clans and nobles!"

Zhang Rong thought so, and then put down the list in his hand.

In Zhang Rong's view, Jiajing's support for the clan and nobles is simply unprecedented, and those emperors in the past often listened to the slander of civil officials and held a suppressive attitude towards the clan and nobles.

Zhu Houzhao, the very few Emperor Wuzong who did not listen to the slander of civil officials, died violently for no apparent reason!

After the death of Emperor Wuzong, the clan and nobles fell into despair for a time.

And now, Jiajing's attitude towards the clan and nobles has rekindled their hope.

This emperor, who was obsessed with cultivating immortals and intended to live forever, woke up from the dream of cultivating immortals and immortals, and began to make great efforts to govern the country, eliminate maladministration, and carry out drastic reforms.

Under his leadership, the Ming Dynasty was rejuvenated, and its national strength became stronger and stronger, not only completely exterminating the Japanese invaders entrenched in the southeast coastal area, but also defeating the Tatars in foreign wars and capturing the Tatar Khan!

Zhang Rong could see that the emperor's ambition was not limited to this, he lifted the sea ban, vigorously built sailors, and carried out overseas trade, bringing more than 10 million taels of silver to the Ming Dynasty every year.

"After this flat battle, there should be big moves in the imperial court next!"

Zhang Rong thought so, his face was full of conviction, so that in Zhang Rong's heart, there was already a vague conjecture that the emperor's next target should be Altan Khan of the Tumut Ministry.

After all, the Gengxu Rebellion that occurred in the twenty-ninth year of Jiajing was slapped hard in Daming's face.

"I hope that day will come as soon as possible, so that we, the clansmen and nobles, will also have the opportunity to show our talents!"

Just as Zhang Rong was so emotional in his heart, Jiajing's voice sounded in his ears, interrupting his thoughts.

"What do you think, what do you think of this list that I have drawn up?"

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen feels that this list is very reasonable, and there is no need to change it!"

When Zhang Rong heard this, he suddenly came back to his senses, only to see him bow his head and respond respectfully.

When Jiajing heard Zhang Rong's words, he nodded imperceptibly, and then commanded.

"Well, since the British public thinks it's no problem, then this list will be announced to everyone by you instead of me!"

"Obey the order, Your Majesty, Weichen will definitely live up to Your Majesty's trust!"

When Zhang Rong heard this, he immediately bowed his head and bowed, and responded in a deep voice.

Seeing that the matter had settled, I saw Jiajing wave his hand, look in the direction where Zhang Rong was, and commanded.

"That's it for now, I still have things to deal with, and you can leave!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, Weichen will retire!"

After that, I saw Zhang Rong carefully put away the list drawn up by Jiajing, and without stopping for the slightest, he turned around and left the Qianqing Palace.

……

Since the Tang Dynasty Emperor Qianfu three years, Yang Duan cut Banzhou, it formed a hereditary Tusi, in the five years of Hongwu, Banzhou Yang, known as the pseudo-Xia, surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, since then, it has been regarded as the Miao Tusi.

Banzhou Xuanfu Mission, its jurisdiction between Sichuan, Huguang, Guizhou, its land is vast for thousands of miles, the terrain is steep, and because of the proximity to waterways, Banzhou is very wealthy.

Hailongtun Tucheng was built in the fifth year of Baoyou in the Southern Song Dynasty, and was jointly built by the Southern Song Dynasty court and the Banzhou Yang family.

Since then, after several generations of painstaking management, Hailongtun has gradually become a castle integrating military fortresses, government offices and palaces, and at the same time, this is also the place where the Yang clan of Banzhou settled down, surrounded by heavy guards.

At this moment, Banzhou, Hailongtun Tucheng.

Although it has been a while since the imperial court promulgated the document against thieves, Yang Lie, the envoy of Banzhou, still did not react from this shocking fact.

"What the hell is going on, why did the imperial court suddenly issue a document to beg for thieves, is it possible, Your Majesty has been deceived by traitors?"

Thinking so, Yang Lie kept pacing around the room, and his heart became more and more anxious.

Yang Lie asked himself, he was definitely loyal to the Ming Dynasty, not only obeyed the requisition, but also paid tribute on time, even if he treated those untouchables a little cruelly, he would not let the imperial court brazenly dispatch 130,000 troops to attack!

"If it weren't for my Banzhou Yang family, where would those people have a good life today?"

"I just collected some more taxes, and those people began to make trouble, and it was really a group of ungrateful people!"

Thinking so, Yang Lie immediately sat back in his chair, picked up the teacup, and took a sip.

Not long ago, Yang Lie's wife just gave birth to a third son for Yang Lie, and Yang Lie named this third son Yang Yinglong.

Not long ago, Yang Lie just held a full moon wine for his third child, Yang Yinglong, and after that, the imperial court officially issued a document to ask for thieves, and sent it to all parts of the country through the post station.

Just when Yang Lie was extremely worried about his next fate, he saw a staff member hurriedly walk into the room and report respectfully.

"Lord Xuanxuan, I will wait for the news that the army sent by the imperial court is already on the way!"

"What, so fast!"

When Yang Lie heard this, he suddenly got up from his seat, and at this moment, his face was full of horror that could not be concealed.

When the staff member heard this, he immediately leaned down and continued to add.

"Lord Xuanxuan, at present, there are three armies marching towards my Banzhou, one is the 40,000 soldiers and horses commanded by the chief soldier Chen Lan, the chief soldier Wu Guang, and the deputy general Cao Xibin, the other is the 60,000 army commanded by Feng Yue, the governor of Huguang, and the other is the 30,000 soldiers and horses commanded by the general Li Yingxiang and the general Tan Jian!"

After listening to the report of the staff, Yang Lie immediately ordered someone to bring the map.

Subsequently, Yang Lie said in a deep voice after repeatedly confirming the route of the Ming army on the map.

"Damn, the general soldiers Chen Lan, Wu Guang, and Deputy General Cao Xibin plan to attack my Banzhou from Nanchuan, and the road commanded by Feng Yue is planning to start from Sangmu Pass and attack all the way, in addition, the general Li Yingxiang and the general Tan Jian plan to attack my Banzhou from Xinglong!"

Even if Yang Lie already knew where the imperial army's army planned to attack from, it would be of no avail.

Because the Miao soldiers under his command and the regular army of the imperial court armed to the teeth are not comparable at all, there is a huge gap between the two sides in terms of fighting will, fighting skills, and weapons and equipment!

And the most important point is that at present, the army sent by the imperial court firmly occupies the righteousness, not to mention anything else, just one crime of attempting to rebel can make the Banzhou Yang clan never be able to live forever, so that their hundreds of years of hard work will completely come to naught!

Right now, the expression on Yang Lie's face, in the eyes of others, looked unusually hideous, and then, I saw him come back to his senses and command in a deep voice.

"Pass on the order of the official, from now on, the entire Banshu will enter a state of combat readiness, without the order of the official, no one is allowed to attack without authorization, and those who violate the order will be killed!"

"Yes, Lord Comforter, here is your order!"

After the staff member left, he saw Yang Lie slumped back in his seat as if he had lost all the strength of his body.

"Alas, what should I do next, do you want to be a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and send someone to explain the reason to the imperial court?"

However, as soon as this idea came out, it was denied by Yang Lie himself.

"No, it's too late, right now, the court has already issued a document begging for thieves, no matter how you explain it, it won't help!"

"Is it just a formal war with the imperial court?"

Yang Lie thought so, and a trace of gloom suddenly flashed in his eyes.

……

Just when Yang Lie was anxious about this matter, on the other side, An Wanquan, the Guizhou consolation envoy, seemed to be beaming and gloating.

"Hmph, Yang Lie, you also have today!"

At this moment, An Wanquan, the Guizhou consolation envoy, looked at the document submitted by his subordinates, and his face was full of unconcealable happiness.

He did not forget what it looked like when Yang Lie came to Shuixi in the twenty-third year of Jiajing and asked him to return the body of his father Yang Xiang.

At the beginning, he asked Yang Lie to return the shisha and Tianwang areas before returning the body of his father Yang Xiang, and this Yang Lie agreed on the surface, but after getting the body of his father Yang Xiang, he didn't say a word about it.

Later, a war broke out between the two sides over this matter, and An Wanquan lost more and won less, and was often at a disadvantage.

"Hmph, I An Wanquan can't beat you Yang Lie, can't the army of the imperial court beat you Yang Lie?"

Then, I saw An Wanquan summon his subordinates and ordered in a deep voice.

"Someone, pass on the official's order, set up a banquet in the house tonight, and the official should celebrate!"

"Yes, sir!"

(End of chapter)