I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 254 Emphasis on Rewards

After hearing this, Yan Song and Xu Jie looked at each other, and followed Lu Fang's pace with anxiety.

As soon as the three of them walked out the door, Lu Fang stopped, then turned around and said in a low voice.

"Two, your Majesty summoned you this time should be related to Hu Zongxian."

"This time Hu Zongxian led the army to Jiangxi to quell the rebellion. He has done a lot of service!"

After Lu Fang finished speaking, she closed her mouth and said no more.

Behind them, Yan Song and Xu Jie looked at each other, and they both saw deep shock in their eyes.

"Hu Zongxian was just promoted to General Jianwei not long ago. Could it be that His Majesty is going to promote him again?"

"This Hu Zongxian can't be described as the holy family Zhenglong, he can be regarded as the most beloved minister of His Majesty!"

At this moment, countless chaotic thoughts flashed through Xu Jie's heart, and he secretly made up his mind that he must let Tan Lun carry out the bandit suppression work as soon as possible!
"As long as Tan Lun dispatches soldiers to fight as soon as possible, everything will be fine."

"Hu Zongxian under Yan Song can do this, can't Tan Lun under my Xu Jie not be able to do this?"

With such thoughts in mind, Xu Jie hurriedly followed in Lu Fang's footsteps and walked towards the direction of the Hall of Mental Cultivation together.

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"Your Majesty, the two elders have arrived!"

After Lu Fang led Yan Song and Xu Jie into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she came to stand beside Jiajing.

"Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Xu Ge are here, come and give me a seat!"

Jiajing seemed quite happy with the arrival of Yan Song and Xu Jie, and immediately called the eunuch at the side to give them seats.

Facing the emperor's bestowal of the seat, at this moment, Yan Song and Xu Jie's reaction was exactly the same as that of Gao Gong and others before.

"No, His Majesty must have something difficult for us to do!"

After tangling for a while, the two sat down on the chairs, sitting upright, not even daring to move.

"You don't need to be so cautious, I just asked you to come here today to discuss a small matter."

Jiajing couldn't help but feel a little funny when he saw that the two looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, and then said casually.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Hearing Jiajing's words, the two of them relaxed.

"Ahem, the situation in Jiangxi this time is quite serious!"

"According to the report submitted by Jin Yiwei, officials from Jiangxi governor Cao Shun and below have more or less collected money from those salt merchants."

"Not only that, the local salt price reached [-] Wen per catty at its peak!"

"Government and business collusion, favoritism and fraud, hoarding and hoarding, and blatantly ostracizing the border officials! These things I mentioned above really happened in Jiangxi."

"See for yourself."

After Jiajing finished speaking, he handed over the memorandum submitted by Jin Yiwei to Lu Fang who was beside him.

The latter also quickly understood, and immediately brought the memorial to Yan Song and Xu Jie.

After Yan Song and Xu Jie opened the memorabilia and read the things recorded on it, they were also shocked by the appetite of these people, and they couldn't help cursing inwardly.

"Damn it, it's a business without capital, and you still want to do it like this."

"It's all right now. The whole family has gathered at the dough. I don't know if there will be someone to burn paper money for you during the festival. If you like money so much, save it in the underworld and spend it, idiot!"

Although they have scolded these people countless times in their hearts, the expressions on Yan Song and Xu Jieming's faces are still quite calm.

Then Xu Jie stood up and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, the content recorded on it is simply shocking!"

"Therefore, I suggested that after Zhao Zhenji, the supervisory censor, came back from Zhejiang, he would start a campaign to rectify the administration of officials with the capital as the center."

"Reverse the current unhealthy trends in the officialdom."

Yan Song on the side, after listening to Xu Jie's words, almost couldn't hold back his laughter, and complained secretly in his heart.

"Xu Jie, are you worthy of talking about this in front of His Majesty?"

"Stop pretending, you hypocrite!"

On the other hand, after Jiajing got this proposal from Xu Jie, he made a decision after thinking for a while.

"Well, what Xu Ge said is true, right now it's time to clean up the bureaucracy!"

"Otherwise, the atmosphere in the officialdom will become more and more corrupt."

Xu Jie saw that his suggestion was adopted by the emperor, his face was full of complacency, and he immediately complimented him.

"Your Majesty, you must not be soft on this group of insects!"

"Okay, let's talk about this matter when Zhao Zhenji comes back from Zhejiang. What I want to discuss with you two is another matter."

I saw Jiajing waved his hand quite casually, skipping this topic.

"Here we come, after such a long period of preparation, we are finally getting to the point!"

Hearing the emperor's words, the two present unconsciously cheered up, and at the same time stretched their necks, for fear of missing any words from the emperor.

"As I said earlier, the situation in Jiangxi was so severe before, and then the imperial court dispatched a large army to Jiangxi to suppress the rebellion."

"At present, the situation in Jiangxi has gradually stabilized. Among them, the credit of those soldiers is indispensable!"

"You two think, how should I reward these soldiers?"

Jiajing looked away from Yan Song and Xu Jie, and said slowly.

Seeing that the emperor didn't talk about martial ethics and kicked the ball at himself, Yan Song and Xu Jie were in trouble immediately.

The meaning of His Majesty's talents is already obvious, that is, to reward these soldiers, especially Hu Zongxian!

And Hu Zongxian was promoted to General Jianwei not long ago. This is a height that countless military officers in the Ming Dynasty could not reach in their lifetime!
But right now, His Majesty still wants to promote Hu Zongxian!You must know that if you go further up, you can only add the title of Hussar General and reward the corresponding title.

At this moment, both Yan Song and Xu Jie couldn't help feeling a little jealous in their hearts.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I feel that the soldiers who fought hard in front should be rewarded heavily!"

"Hu Zongxian, as the chief hero who led the army to Jiangxi to suppress the rebellion, should be rewarded even more!"

"Therefore, I request Your Majesty to confer Hu Zongxian as Hussar General."

After weighing the pros and cons, Yan Song knelt down tremblingly and begged the emperor.

"Oh, what does Elder Xu Ge mean?"

Jiajing was not very surprised that Yan Song stood on his side so clearly.

Because since the last time Yan Song was reprimanded, Yan Song seemed to have become enlightened, often finishing things silently before Jiajing spoke.

"His Majesty, my minister's opinion is the same as that of Mr. Yan Ge. For those soldiers on the front line who are desperately rushing to kill, they should be rewarded heavily!"

Seeing that the matter was irreversible, finally Xu Jie sighed helplessly in his heart, and responded.

"Okay, since the two elders agree, then this matter is settled!"

Seeing that neither Yan Song nor Xu Jie dared to raise any objections, Jiajing nodded with satisfaction and ordered so.

"In accordance with my will, Hu Zongxian, governor of Zhejiang Province and governor of Zhejiang Province, led the army to suppress the rebellion and made great contributions. He is now named Hussar General! Still the same."

"In addition, all the soldiers who participated in this battle will receive double the salary from the court, and those who unfortunately died in battle will also receive double the pension from the court!"

"For the family members of the soldiers who died in battle, the local government will be responsible for the care of the elderly. If there are children left in the family and they reach the age of school, they can go to the volunteer schools run by the local government. In terms of board and lodging, the local government supply."

After Jiajing finished speaking, he took a sip from the teacup beside him, and then asked.

"I've finished my words, do you have any comments?"

Seeing the emperor's question, Yan Song and Xu Jie looked at each other, knelt down on the ground respectfully, and said in a deep voice.

"I will obey your orders!"

(End of this chapter)