I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 439 As long as you kill everyone, the secret will not be leaked

After Yan Song listened to Yan Shifan's narration, the expression on his face did not change much, and he immediately spoke with emotion.

"It seems that His Majesty has made a move!"

After that, Yan Song looked away from Yan Shifan and reminded him.

"What are you still doing there, why don't you come over and eat together? Don't forget, today is the day for the cabinet meeting!"

"Yes, father, the child knows!"

As soon as the words fell, Yan Shifan sat down on the seat not far from Yan Song, and took the thick porridge that had already been served from the hand of the maid on the side.

For the next period of time, neither father nor son spoke, but concentrated on the dishes on the table.

……

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

In the early morning, Jiajing put on his gown under the service of the personal eunuch, while Lu Fang walked in silently at a fixed time as usual.

As soon as Lu Fang entered the Qianqing Palace, she knelt down on the ground respectfully and said softly.

"Slave, see Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the robes had been put on, Jiajing waved his hands to signal the personal eunuch to leave, then turned his gaze to Lu Fang, and gave instructions.

"Well, get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting Jiajing's permission, Lu Fang just slowly got up from the ground.

Immediately afterwards, without waiting for Jiajing to ask, Lu Fang took out a thick booklet from her bosom, and presented it respectfully in front of Jiajing, saying in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, the servant has already done what you told the servant to do!"

"The names of the people recorded in this booklet are all those officials who have previously impeached Cao Shunhe, Governor of Jiangxi Province!"

"In addition, the number below the name refers to the property confiscated by the slaves from their homes!"

After listening to Lu Fang's explanation, Jiajing took the booklet from Lu Fang's hand. After flipping through a few pages at random, he lost interest and asked Lu Fang instead.

"How much silver was confiscated from their homes?"

Hearing this, Lu Fang gave a response after thinking for a moment: "Your Majesty, the servants confiscated a total of 320 taels of silver from their homes!"

After Jiajing got the specific figures, he put the booklet in his hand aside quite casually, and said words of encouragement.

"Well, Lu Fang, you did a good job on this matter!"

Hearing this, Lu Fang lowered her head, with a look of humility on her face, and said respectfully.

"It is the greatest honor for this servant to be able to share the worries of His Majesty!"

When Jiajing heard this, he took his eyes away from Lu Fang, and immediately ordered.

"I have always been kind and clear about punishment. I said earlier that you can keep part of the money that is confiscated..."

Jiajing didn't say the rest, he knew that Lu Fang understood what he meant.

The development of the matter did not exceed Jiajing's expectations. As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, Lu Fang immediately followed up and said: "Your Majesty, the servants have kept some of them according to your previous instructions!"

After Jiajing got Lu Fang's exact answer, he felt relieved.

Later, Jiajing changed the subject and asked Lu Fang about Feng Bao's situation.

"By the way, Lu Fang, didn't I ask you to give Feng Bao a word for me earlier, asking him to learn more from Huang Jin? How is the current situation?"

When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, an imperceptible haze flashed in his eyes, and he responded respectfully.

"Your Majesty, before this, my servant has already told Feng Bao exactly as you ordered. After that, he has been studying with Huang Jin almost every step of the way, and has gained a lot!"

"This servant can assure you that he will never make such a low-level mistake like last time again!"

"Ah."

After listening to Lu Fang's words, Jiajing did not make any comment, but responded in a subtle way.

Just as Lu Fang was still guessing in his heart, Jiajing suddenly mentioned Feng Bao's intentions, Jiajing's flat voice rang in Lu Fang's ear: "It's almost time, come with me!"

Lu Fang heard the words, immediately suppressed the chaotic thoughts in her heart, and responded respectfully.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After that, Lu Fang followed Jiajing's footsteps step by step, heading towards the direction of the cabinet.

……

In the cabinet, Yan Song and others were still taking advantage of the spare time before the emperor's official arrival to process the memorials submitted by the six departments.

I saw Yan Song put aside the finished melody in his hand, turned his gaze to Xu Jie, and said with a smile.

"Old Xu Ge, do you know that a big event happened recently?"

Xu Jie heard that, even though he had already guessed in his heart, he still put down the half-processed memorial in his hand, put on a look of interest, and asked questions.

"Oh, there have been a lot of things happening in the capital recently, and I don't know which major event Yan Ge is referring to?"

Yan Song had a panoramic view of the expression on Xu Jie's face, and immediately explained unhurriedly.

"Not long ago, Jin Yiwei was dispatched. It is said that many officials were arrested!"

When Yan Song said this, he pretended to sigh with regret, as if he was regretting something.

"Hey, I don't know why Jin Yiwei was dispatched. If a good person is wronged, it will be bad!"

"Old Xu Ge, are you right?"

How could Xu Jie fail to hear the sarcasm in Yan Song's words, and immediately withdrew his gaze, cursing secretly in his heart.

"This Yan Song is really hateful, just wait, when the time comes, you won't be able to laugh!"

Although Xu Jie was very upset about Yan Song's behavior in his heart, he couldn't show it on the surface.

Therefore, shortly after Yan Song's voice fell, Xu Jie had no choice but to force his smile and speak in agreement.

"Yeah, I don't know why Jin Yiwei was dispatched, just like what Yan Ge said just now, it would be bad if good people are wronged!"

In this way, under the deliberate promotion of both parties, the atmosphere in the cabinet quickly became harmonious, and everyone chatted casually.

At this moment, a shrill voice came from outside the cabinet: "Your Majesty is here!"

Seeing this, everyone quickly stopped chatting, and then, under the leadership of Yan Song, the chief minister of the cabinet, knelt down on the ground in unison, waiting for the arrival of the emperor.

Not long after, Jiajing entered the cabinet with steady steps, while Lu Fang, as usual, followed Jiajing step by step.

Immediately afterwards, under the leadership of Yan Song, everyone immediately said in unison.

"My ministers and others meet your majesty, long live my emperor, long live!"

After Jiajing sat in his own seat, he glanced over the five kneeling on the ground, waved his hands, and immediately ordered.

"Well, you all get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting Jiajing's consent, everyone slowly got up from the ground, and then sat down in their respective positions.

After that, Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang beside him, who quickly signaled, stood up, and said in a deep voice.

"There are three main things to be discussed in this cabinet discussion. One is to send a large army to help Zasaktu Khan eliminate the rebellion in the tribe. The other is to compile books, and the third is to issue newspapers by the imperial court."

After listening to Lu Fang's narration, everyone except Yan Song couldn't help being puzzled.

"Compiling books, is it possible that His Majesty is about to officially start translating the book called Science?"

Just when everyone was wondering, Jiajing rang the jade pan next to him, which also meant that this cabinet meeting officially started!
After that, Jiajing looked around at the crowd, and spoke unhurriedly.

"The first thing to do is to send an army to suppress the rebellion in the tribe for Zasaktu Khan. If you have any suggestions, just say it!"

After Jiajing's voice fell, Yan Song stood up beside him, and then spoke.

"Your Majesty, I feel that we should take precautions against this Zasaktuhan!"

Hearing Yan Song's words, Jiajing couldn't help showing a trace of curiosity on his face, and immediately asked.

"Go on!"

After getting Jiajing's permission, Yan Song organized the language in his mind before continuing.

"Your Majesty, I feel that since my Ming Dynasty has gradually shifted its strategic focus from the southeast coastal area to the north, the way we do things should also be changed."

"The Japanese pirates who were originally entrenched along the southeast coast are at the same level as the bandits at best!"

"As long as the imperial court can give strong support in terms of food, salaries and ordnance, it is only a matter of time before these Japanese pirates are wiped out!"

"And right now, my Ming Dynasty is about to face off against the established Tatars with extremely fierce fighting power. These Tatars have extremely tenacious fighting will and are good at riding and shooting. My Daming's cavalry cannot take advantage of them. Too cheap."

"Right now, although I, Ming, won a complete victory in the battle with Zasaktu Khan of the Chahar Department and captured him not long ago, we still cannot take it lightly!"

"Therefore, I feel that I, Daming, should still take precautions against this Zasaktu Khan!"

As soon as Yan Song's words fell, Xu Jie next to him immediately raised an objection.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Yan Ge's words are wrong. We just signed a contract with Zasak Tuhan not long ago, and now we change our minds if we change our minds. At that time, what will be the majesty of my kingdom?"

"If this matter gets out, which country will dare to trust me, Daming, and sign a contract with us?"

After listening to Xu Jie's rebuttal, Yan Song just spoke unhurriedly.

"Hmph, the opinion of the rotten Confucianism, as the old saying goes, if you are not of my race, your heart must be different!"

"What kind of benevolence and righteousness are you talking about with these barbarians? When the butcher's knife in their hands is brandished on the people of my Ming Dynasty, do you want to influence them with the benevolence and righteousness you speak of?"

When Yan Song said this, he turned his gaze to Jiajing and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, I feel that barbarians are afraid of power but not virtue!"

"Therefore, only by letting these barbarians feel a deep-rooted fear of my Ming Dynasty, can they settle down and never dare to invade my Ming Dynasty's border again!"

"As for what Elder Xu Ge mentioned just now, the matter leaked out, don't worry at all!"

Seeing Yan Song's confident look, Jiajing couldn't help asking.

"Oh, Mr. Yan Ge, do you have a way to solve this matter?"

Yan Song immediately showed respect when he heard the words, and after thinking for a moment, he gave a response: "Your Majesty, at that time, we only need to kill all the people from the Chahar Department, otherwise no one will know about it." Yet?"

'Hiss~' After Yan Song's voice fell, everyone present could not help but gasp, even Yan Shifan looked at Yan Song in shock, no one thought that Yan Song would propose such an extreme proposal.

But after thinking about it, Yan Song seemed to have some truth in what he said. At that time, he only needs to kill all the people, so no one will know about it?

Jiajing was noncommittal about Yan Song's proposal. In his view, it was a step that had to be implemented. Immediately, Jiajing turned his gaze to Zhang Juzheng, who was aside, and asked.

"Zhang Juzheng, what do you think about this matter?"

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Zhang Juzheng responded after thinking about it for a moment: "Your Majesty, I feel that the words of Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Xu Ge have their own differences. reason!"

When Zhang Juzheng said this, he paused for a moment and continued.

"Weichen thinks that what Yan Ge said just now is very reasonable, that is, if you are not of my race, your heart must be different!"

"Although Zasak Tuhan has currently signed a contract with my Ming, my Ming still needs to be on guard against him, and I can't trust him too much, so as not to raise tigers!"

"And what Xu Ge said just now is not unreasonable. If this matter is spread, it will have a great impact on my reputation and image, Daming, so we should act more cautiously!"

Yan Song and Xu Jie, who had been arguing endlessly before, felt much better after hearing Zhang Juzheng's words.

Immediately afterwards, an idea came to the minds of the two of them at the same time: "Well, this Zhang Juzheng is pretty good, and in time, he should be able to take his place!"

After that, Zhang Juzheng looked in the direction of Jiajing, and turned to speak.

"Your Majesty, this minister thinks so. Why don't we take advantage of this opportunity to quell the tribal rebellion for Zasaktuhan and cut off his wings so that he doesn't have enough strength to resist me, Daming!"

"If he wants to secure his position as the Great Khan of Tatar, he must rely on me, Ming. In this way, not only can he achieve the goal of preventing him, but it will not have much impact on my reputation and image."

After Zhang Juzheng's words fell, Gao Gong, who had been silent at the side, also stood up and responded with words.

"Your Majesty, I think this strategy is feasible!"

After Gao Gong, Yan Shifan also stood up and said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, I feel that this matter is extremely feasible!"

Jiajing didn't think about it for long, and then made a final decision: "Well, yes, this matter is settled like this!"

When Jiajing said this, he turned his eyes to Yan Song again, and gave instructions.

"After you come down later, in the name of the cabinet, write a letter to Governor Yang Xuan of Jiliao, informing him of this decision, so that he can prepare in advance!"

When Yan Song heard this, his expression immediately turned serious, and he said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)