I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 387 Five Thunderbolts (Two in One)

After Jiajing listened to the eunuch's report, he frowned slightly, and immediately spoke.

"This Li Chunfang, what are you doing looking for me at such a late hour?"

"Forget it, let him in!"

After Jiajing's words fell, the guiding eunuch immediately turned serious and responded respectfully.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Not long after guiding the eunuch to leave, Li Chunfang walked into the Hall of Mental Cultivation with anxiety.

"My minister bows to His Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

As soon as Li Chunfang stepped into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she knelt down on the ground and said respectfully.

"Well, get up!"

After Jiajing looked Li Chunfang up and down, he nodded slightly, and then ordered.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After receiving Jiajing's consent, Li Chunfang slowly got up from the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Jiajing's inaudible voice rang in Li Chunfang's ears.

"It's so late, you still come to see me, do you have something to report to me?"

Li Chunfang heard the words, and after organizing the words in her mind, she responded cautiously.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have come here late at night, and I really have something important to report!"

When Li Chunfang said this, she paused for a moment, and after suppressing the panic in her heart, she opened her mouth to speak.

"Your Majesty, before this, Li Ding, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, personally visited the minister, and wanted the minister to sign his name on the memorial to petition His Majesty!"

"I felt that this Li Ding must have hidden dangers in his heart. After he left, I tossed and turned, unable to settle down, so I ignored the curfew and came to meet His Majesty. I hope His Majesty will forgive me!"

After Li Chunfang finished speaking, she bowed her head and bowed again.

After listening to Li Chunfang's words, Jiajing nodded slightly, and immediately commented.

"Well, I am very pleased that Li Aiqing was able to take the risk and come to tell me the news."

When Jiajing was talking about this, he suddenly changed the topic, and then spoke.

"Since you're here, let's watch a show with me later!"

When Li Chunfang heard this, an ominous premonition flashed in his heart, but he still answered bravely.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

As a bodyguard of the imperial army, Wang Lin has nothing to do other than daily patrols and training, so he is quite free.

But not long ago, his chief suddenly called everyone together and announced in public that soon there will be a group of officials with ulterior motives who oppose the imperial court's policies, who want to attack the Forbidden City, take the opportunity to force the emperor to the palace, and ask them to respond The preparation, at that time, life or death no matter!

When Wang Lin heard the news from the chief, he was also quite shocked. On the one hand, he was shocked that the imperial court was able to learn the relevant information before the enemy made a move.

On the other hand, I was shocked that there are still officials who dare to publicly oppose the imperial court's policies and force the emperor to the palace!

In Wang Lin's view, the emperor is supreme, and his words are absolutely unquestionable!

Moreover, the integration of government and gentry to pay food is a policy that clearly considers the common people, and these officials and lords can't even stand such a small grievance.

Because of this, in Wang Lin's view, these officials who dared to oppose His Majesty's wise decision-making were all traitors and traitors, and they must not be lenient.

Among the Forbidden Army, there were not a few people who had Wang Lin's thoughts.

After receiving the order from their superiors, these forbidden troops have already geared up, waiting for the arrival of this group of "rebellious officials and thieves".

……

At this moment, on the tower of the east gate of the Forbidden City, there are three figures, one sitting and two standing.

The one sitting was naturally Jiajing, and the other two figures were Lu Fang and Li Chunfang.

Although before this, Li Chunfang had prepared his psychological preparation in advance, but when he really followed Jiajing and came to the tower of the Forbidden City, he realized what was about to happen.

I don't know if it was because of being too nervous, or for some other reason, Li Chunfang was shaking non-stop from the moment she set foot on the tower of the Forbidden City.

And this, of course, cannot escape Jiajing's eyes, and Jiajing turned his eyes to Li Chunfang, who was not happy.

"Li Chunfang, what are you shaking there?"

"I let you see, you just give me a good look!"

When Li Chunfang heard this, an expression of sincerity and fear appeared on his face in an instant, and he knelt down on the ground with a 'plop', and tremblingly pleaded guilty to Jiajing.

"Wei... this is the first time for me to be so close to your majesty, no... I can't help being nervous, and... I hope your majesty will forgive me!"

Seeing this situation, Jiajing looked away from Li Chunfang and ordered.

"Okay, get up, I don't mean to blame you!"

Hearing this, Li Chunfang felt as if she had been pardoned, and immediately got up from the ground, looking at the scenery in the distance.

Not long after, a crowd holding torches marched to the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City.

Seeing this, Jiajing immediately stretched out his index finger, pointed at the leading official, and said with a half-smile.

"This is Li Ding, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, right?"

Li Chunfang looked in the direction Jiajing pointed, and quickly gave the answer.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, that person is Li Ding, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites. I hope that your majesty will forgive me for my lack of strictness!"

After listening to Li Chunfang's explanation, Jiajing frowned slightly, and then spoke.

"I don't mean to blame you, but I'm curious, why did he dare to stand up against me publicly, who gave him the courage?"

Jiajing's question was destined to be answered by no one. Immediately afterwards, the tower at the east gate of the Forbidden City fell into silence.

Li Ding looked at the east gate of the Forbidden City, which was close at hand, secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart.

Before this, he never thought that things would go so smoothly!

Along the way, the crowd did not encounter any obstacles. Not only that, but on the way, many students who were filled with righteous indignation also joined the team.

"This is God's will!"

After saying this, Li Ding turned his gaze to his colleagues aside, and then spoke.

"Everyone, success or failure depends on one stroke!"

"If this happens, we will be a role model for scholars all over the world, and will be recorded in the annals of history forever!"

Li Ding's words undoubtedly gave everyone present a shot in the arm, giving them the courage to face everything that might happen next!
Soon, the crowd marched to the east gate of the Forbidden City, and then knelt down on the ground in unison.

Seeing this situation, Lu Fang couldn't help coming forward to ask Jiajing for advice.

"Your Majesty, do you want to..."

I saw Jiajing shook his head unobtrusively, and ordered softly.

"Don't worry, just listen to what he has to say."

Li Ding and several other high-ranking officials knelt at the front of the line. Then, after exchanging glances with other officials, Li Ding took out the memorial signed by many officials from his arms, crying road.

"My minister is Li Ding, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites. I am here to implore His Majesty to take back his order and stop implementing the policy of integrating government and gentry to pay food!"

"The ancients said that in order to rule the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, it is not to rule the world with the common people!"

"Now, Your Majesty, you are being deceived by treacherous ministers, and the proposed integration of government and gentry to pay food is really putting the cart before the horse. If this continues, my Ming Dynasty will be a country, and the people will not be able to get their due rights!"

"The ancestral legal system exists, so there is no need to change it to lose people's hearts!"

"Your Majesty, if you insist on going your own way, then the hearts of scholars all over the world will be chilled!"

"My minister's loyalty to His Majesty, you can learn from the sun and the moon. If there is a false statement, may the sky strike five thunders!"

At this moment, Li Ding has already entered the role.

He had already put himself into the role of a virtuous minister who shared the king's worries and was willing to die, and couldn't extricate himself. Even after that, he stretched out his index finger and pointed at the sky with extra force.

At this moment, after listening to Li Ding's heartfelt words, Jiajing immediately gave an evaluation.

"It's a bunch of nonsense, it doesn't make sense!"

"A person like this only has his own interests in his eyes, and the people are like pigs and dogs in his heart. How can he have the face to mention the word people to me? Damn it!"

Jiajing's voice fell, and the originally clear night sky suddenly gathered a large cloud of dark clouds. If you observe carefully, you can even see the looming thunder spreading in it.

Gradually, more and more dark clouds piled up, and a sense of coercion that seemed to exist enveloped everyone present.

Seeing this situation, Li Ding suddenly panicked. He didn't expect that thunder would really appear in the sky just by saying it casually.

At the same time, the officials on the side seemed to have thought of something, their faces were full of horror, and they quickly hid far away, for fear of being affected.

Li Ding saw more and more dark clouds accumulating in the midair, and panicked in his heart. Just as he was about to stand up and run away, he saw thunderbolts as thick as arms falling from midair, blocking his way.

"Heaven has manifested, God has manifested!"

Among the crowd who came to petition, I don't know who shouted such a sentence.

Everyone was overwhelmed by the miracle in front of them and kowtowed on the ground to pray for forgiveness from heaven.

Seeing this situation, Li Ding gritted his teeth immediately, and wanted to leave this place from the side as if he was going all out.

'Boom boom boom! '

As soon as the shot fell, the thunder in mid-air continued to brew again, and this time, everyone present felt a strong sense of crisis, and Li Ding, the person involved, even smelled the breath of death from it.

After a while, five thunderbolts as thick as thighs were seen coming straight down from midair, scorching Li Ding before he could escape.

After Li Ding's death, the dark clouds that originally accumulated in the midair also dissipated, leaving no trace behind.

This situation made everyone at the scene stunned. What they didn't expect was that Li Ding, the person involved, would actually be killed by the five thunders!

And this also means that none of the words he said before is true, otherwise, the sky will not send down thunder and strike him to death.

Soon, those who came to petition realized that they had been deceived. After thinking about it, they kept kowtow on the ground, begging for the emperor's forgiveness!
On the tower of the Forbidden City, Jiajing had already had a panoramic view of the scene.

Immediately, Jiajing turned his gaze to the side, and Lu Fang and Li Chunfang, who had already fallen into a daze, ordered.

"Lu Fang, what are you still doing in a daze, let the imperial army dispatch and arrest all these people!"

Jiajing's words brought Lu Fang, who was still in a daze, back to reality, only to see Lu Fang suddenly came back to his senses, and said respectfully.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Lu Fang responded, she turned around and whispered a few words to the officer behind her.

Soon, the Forbidden Army was dispatched to control everyone who participated in this petition!
During the whole process, the imperial army did not encounter the slightest resistance, and those people's hearts were ashamed, as if they had accepted their fate. However, despite this, many people were killed and injured by the embarrassing imperial army.

Immediately, Jiajing turned his gaze to Li Chunfang, who was still stunned, and said unhurriedly.

"There are gods standing three feet above your head, and some things should not be said indiscriminately!"

When Li Chunfang heard this, she couldn't hide her reverence, and she responded.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your instruction!"

At this moment, Jiajing's status in Li Chunfang's heart was like a god.

"These rebellious officials and thieves really don't know how to live or die. They actually tried to oppose the policies proposed by His Majesty. They are really condemned by God."

"It really deserves death!"

Li Chunfang looked at the charred corpse downstairs in the Forbidden City, and gritted her teeth.

……

One night passed in the blink of an eye, and the next day, under the spread of caring people, everything that happened in the Forbidden City last night was intuitively presented to everyone.

"Have you heard that Li Ding, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites who went to petition the Forbidden City last night, has been punished by God!"

"Ah, what's the matter?"

"It is said that Li Chunfang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was also at the scene at that time. He saw with his own eyes that after Li Ding swore an oath to the sky, five thunderbolts descended from the sky and struck him to death on the spot!"

"Hiss~ Is it possible that the integration of government and gentry to pay food proposed by His Majesty really has the help of heaven?"

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't die!"

Next, the rumors in the capital became more and more outrageous. There was even a gossip saying that the emperor personally sent down thunderbolts to kill Li Ding at the east gate of the Forbidden City. Those who heard the rumors all laughed it off.

But no matter how the rumors spread, the only thing that can be confirmed is that the emperor has now taken the absolute initiative, and those voices who previously opposed the integration of officials and gentry to pay food have all died down, and they dare not make any further moves.

What, you want to continue to object?

You are clearly against the heavens, and your majesty is the son of heaven!Do you want to offend the heavens and be bombarded by five thunders?
In this way, before Jiajing made any guidance on the public opinion in the capital, the attitude of those officials took a 180-degree turn, and even began to advocate the benefits of the integration of officials and gentry.

In addition, even Yan Song and Xu Jie's reputation, which has fallen to the bottom, has a tendency to rise again.

"Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Xu Ge are indeed far-sighted, and they have anticipated this situation a long time ago!"

"Nonsense, otherwise, how can someone become the first and second assistant of the cabinet?"

(End of this chapter)