I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 448
When the high-pitched voice fell, Gao Gong, Yan Shifan, and Zhang Juzheng looked at the Qianqing Palace, which was so close in front of them, and their hearts were full of hesitation.

After that, the three of them walked up the steps of Qianqing Palace with rather heavy steps.

After entering Qianqing Palace, the three of them knelt down on the ground almost at the same time, looked at the figure sitting on the dragon chair, and said in a deep voice.

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

When Jiajing heard the words, he was not in a hurry to get them up, but after looking them up and down, he ordered them unhurriedly.

"Well, get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting Jiajing's permission, the three of them slowly got up from the ground.

At this moment, the three of them were extremely disturbed, because they didn't know how the emperor planned to deal with them next, and the unknown was often the most frightening thing!
After that, Jiajing cleared his throat, turned his gaze to the three of them, and asked.

"Presumably you all know why I asked you to come here today, right?"

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, Gao Gong stood up, his face was full of shame, and he pleaded guilty to Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, as the Minister of Maritime Trade, I have not fulfilled my due responsibilities. I am truly ashamed of your trust in Your Majesty. Please punish me!"

After Gao Gong finished speaking, he knelt down on the ground with a 'plop', lowered his head, and said nothing.

Hearing this, Jiajing withdrew his gaze from Gao Gong's body and said.

"Gao Gong, of course you are responsible, and it is the most important responsibility. I entrusted the Maritime Trade Department to you, but it has become like this!"

When Jiajing said this, he held Yang Zongtai's official document in his hand and said in a deep voice.

"Look at what is written on it. The officials of the Maritime Trade Department are very domineering and don't care about many affairs of the Maritime Trade Department. Not only that, but they also cleverly set up a pretense to get money from those merchants!"

When Jiajing said this, he slammed the table and said in a deep voice.

"This group of insects, I will kill them one by one!"

All the people present were shocked by the murderous intent revealed in the emperor's tone, especially Yan Shifan. At this moment, his face was pale, trembling all over, and he couldn't even stand firmly.

When Jiajing said this, he turned his eyes to Yan Shifan who was aside, and reprimanded him instead.

"And you, Yan Shifan, I appointed you as the right supervisor of Haimao, and handed over the power of personnel, promotion, assessment, etc. to you. Look, who are you using!"

"Can the group of insects you employ manage the many affairs of the sea trade well?"

Suddenly being reprimanded by this, Yan Shifan was shocked, his mind went blank, and he just knelt down straight.

After a while, Yan Shifan came back to his senses and said in shame.

"Your Majesty, I have really neglected these officials of the Maritime Trade Department, please punish me by Your Majesty!"

After listening to Yan Shifan's explanation, Jiajing looked away and continued.

"Yan Shifan, of course you are negligent, I don't even know how you are the Minister of the Ministry of Officials?"

When questioned, Yan Shifan didn't dare to defend himself, but just bowed his head silently, without saying a word.

At this moment, Yan Shifan was full of resentment towards the officials of the Maritime Trade Department who made him fall into such a situation.

"Damn it, this group of damned insects caused me to be scolded bloody by His Majesty here!"

"Let me wait and see how I deal with you. If I don't kill you one by one, my surname will not be Yan!"

At this moment, Zhang Juzheng on the side saw this situation and opened his mouth: "Your Majesty, I feel that..."

However, before Zhang Juzheng finished speaking, Jiajing interrupted him coldly: "And you, Zhang Juzheng, do you think that you can escape the responsibility?"

Just as Zhang Juzheng wanted to defend himself, he saw Jiajing's cold gaze sweeping towards him.

Immediately, Zhang Juzheng was about to shut his mouth, and knelt down on the ground together with Gao Gong and Yan Shifan, waiting for the emperor's final judgment.

For a moment, the atmosphere in Qianqing Palace froze. On one side was the emperor who was still angry, and on the other side were the embarrassing officials of the court.

At this moment, Lu Fang, who had been waiting by Jiajing's side, stood up and advised Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, this slave thinks that you might as well listen to how they plan to deal with this matter. After listening, it's not too late to make a decision!"

Gao Gong, Yan Shifan, and Zhang Juzheng who were kneeling on the ground looked at Lu Fang with gratitude when they heard this.

At this moment, the thoughts in the hearts of the three of them were unexpectedly the same, that is, after this matter is over, they must find an opportunity to repay Lu Fang for saving his life.

After listening to Lu Fang's admonition, Jiajing looked away, and nodded after thinking for a moment.

Immediately, Jiajing turned his gaze back to Gao Gong and the others who were kneeling on the ground, and said loudly.

"Forget it, since Eunuch Lu came forward to intercede for you, then I will let you go and tell me how you plan to deal with this matter!"

Hearing this, the three of them felt as if they had been pardoned, and immediately scrambled to describe their thoughts to Jiajing.

The first one to speak was Yan Shifan, who still kept kneeling on the ground, raised his head and begged Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, I feel that the actions of this group of insects are really too bad. Right now, maritime trade is the national policy. By doing this, they obviously don't take the imperial court's national policy seriously!"

"This group of insects is the most despicable kind of insects. They always only have their own interests in their hearts!"

"And in order to keep their own interests from being infringed, they even sold out the country and put hundreds of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty in dire straits. How can such insects be easily let go?"

When Yan Shifan said this, his face was full of solemnity, and he said every word.

"Therefore, I believe that they should all be executed as an example to others!"

Jiajing did not comment on Yan Shifan's remarks, but turned his gaze to Gao Gong aside, and asked.

"Gao Gong, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Gao Gong responded immediately without thinking: "Your Majesty, I feel that the words of Mr. Xiao Ge are very reasonable, and the cruelest punishment should be imposed on this kind of insect!"

When Gao Gong said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "Therefore, I agree with the proposal of Elder Xiaoge, please Your Majesty, kill all those insects!"

After listening to Yan Shifan and Gao Gong's words, Jiajing turned his gaze to Zhang Juzheng, raised his eyebrows, and asked.

"Zhang Juzheng, how about you, how do you plan to deal with this matter?"

"Are you going to execute them all like Gao Gong and Yan Shifan?"

Zhang Juzheng saw that Jiajing's eyes fell on him, and after thinking for a moment, he said quite firmly.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I feel that what Elder Gao Ge and Elder Xiao Ge just said is very reasonable, and we must not be soft on this kind of insect!"

"Therefore, please give your Majesty the order to kill all these insects and give me a bright future!"

After Zhang Juzheng, Yan Shifan and Gao Gong on the side followed closely to ask Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, please put these insects to death, and give me a bright future!"

Hearing this, Jiajing withdrew his gaze from the three of them, and spoke unhurriedly.

"Well, since that's the case, it's settled like this!"

When Jiajing said this, he turned his gaze to the three of them and gave instructions.

"After coming down, the Ministry of Officials will issue a notice to remove all the officials of the Maritime Trade Department in Quanzhou, and then escort them to the capital to wait for disposal!"

"In addition, select some clean and capable officials to serve in the Maritime Trade Department in Quanzhou. If this happens again, you should come to see me!"

The three of them did not dare to neglect this, and responded repeatedly.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Just when Yan Shifan thought this matter was over, Gao Gong stood up and asked Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, I really feel ashamed of my trust in you. If you don't punish me, I will have trouble sleeping and eating!"

Seeing this situation, Zhang Juzheng and Yan Shifan on the side also made up their minds, and begged Jiajing with one voice.

"Your Majesty, please punish me!"

When Jiajing heard this, he frowned slightly, and after pondering for a moment, he immediately spoke.

"In this case, then fine the salary for half a year as a punishment!"

When the three of them heard this, expressions of gratitude appeared on their faces, and they responded in unison.

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the matter had come to an end, Jiajing showed an impatient look on his face, waved his hand, and issued an order to evict the guest.

"Okay, what should you guys do, why go!"

"Obey, Your Majesty, I will take my leave!"

After that, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Yan Shifan left Qianqing Palace successively.

After the three of them left Qianqing Palace, their faces were full of expressions of the rest of their lives. When they came back to their senses, they realized belatedly that their clothes had already been soaked in cold sweat.

After Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Yan Shifan returned to the cabinet, Yan Shifan did not hesitate at all, and immediately began to liquidate. He planned to follow Jiajing's order, in the name of the Ministry of Officials, to dismiss all these people first, and then take care of them slowly.

Thinking of the possible fate of those people in the future, Yan Shifan felt quite happy in his heart, and a cruel smile appeared on his face.

After Yan Shifan finished drafting the notice, he looked at a personal name on it and said silently to himself.

"You damned insects, you are the ones to blame for all this. You should wash your necks and prepare to die!"

"I, Yan Shifan, will definitely make you regret coming to this world!"

When Yan Shifan came back to his senses, he immediately called the subordinate officials and gave instructions.

"Immediately notify this announcement in the name of the Ministry of Officials, and don't let anyone involved in it go!"

Hearing the words, the subordinate official immediately took the notice from Yan Shifan's hand respectfully, and responded.

"Yes, Mr. Xiaoge!"

……

Since the first shipment of grain came from Fujian, all subsequent grains were delivered within the next few days and were transported to the granary for storage.

After the grain storage was completed, the government finally set an exact date, and today is the day to distribute relief grain to those mulberry farmers.

Early in the morning, Hu Zongxian summoned everyone to the meeting hall of the Governor's Mansion to discuss the next strategy and how to distribute the relief food.

Hu Zongxian sat at the top, and after looking around, he turned his gaze to Zheng Michang and asked.

"How much grain is there in total in the granary?"

Zheng Michang heard the words, and immediately gave a response without thinking: "My lord, the grain shipped from Fujian is a total of [-] shi, plus the original remaining [-] shi of grain in the granary, the total is [-] shi!"

Hearing this, Hu Zongxian nodded slightly, his eyes filled with relief: "Okay, okay, with the [-] shi of grain, there is no need to worry about grain anymore.

"In another two months, when the mulberry seedlings are mature, everything will be fine!"

Hu Zongxian's words made everyone present cheer for it, especially Gao Hanwen.

Ever since Gao Hanwen was sent by Yan Shifan to Zhejiang to help transform rice into mulberry, he has encountered countless difficulties in the process, but now he can finally see the result!

"After the conversion of rice to mulberry is completed, I don't know if I will still work in Zhejiang, or will I be transferred back to the capital?"

Seeing Gao Hanwen propping his chin up with one hand, he thought so.

At this moment, Hu Zongxian looked back, and then said: "Although there is enough food for support now, we still can't take it lightly. We must pay more attention to the safety of these food!"

As soon as Hu Zongxian's words fell, Ma Ningyuan stood up and assured Hu Zongxian.

"Don't worry, teacher, the food has been stored separately by the students, and each granary is guarded by heavy soldiers, no one can get close!"

After listening to Ma Ningyuan's assurance, Hu Zongxian nodded, and immediately ordered.

"Okay, let's do this for now for the time being. I still have things to deal with next. I will leave it to you to distribute relief food for Sang Nong!"

As soon as Hu Zongxian's words fell, everyone present followed closely.

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

After that, everyone left the conference hall one after another, and Hu Zongxian also came to the study, and he wanted to tell Yan Song the news.

I saw Hu Zongxian spread out the pen and paper, and began to write a letter.

"Teacher, student Hu Zongxian, there is already enough grain in Zhejiang to support the transformation of rice into mulberry. You don't have to worry about it. In addition..."

After the last word fell, Hu Zongxian put the writing brush in his hand back to its original position. After carefully checking it several times to confirm that there were no mistakes or omissions, he waited until the ink was completely dry before putting it in the envelope.

Immediately, Hu Zongxian called his subordinates and gave instructions.

"Send this letter to the teacher as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

Hearing this, the subordinate took the envelope from Hu Zongxian's hand quite solemnly, and replied in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)