I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 467 Discuss specific candidates

"After I finished speaking, do you have any comments on this?"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he looked around and asked unhurriedly.

Everyone knew that the emperor was just going through the motions, asking everyone as usual.

Therefore, everyone present remained silent, bowed their heads, and said nothing.

Seeing this situation, Jiajing looked away, nodded, and immediately ordered.

"Since everyone has no objections, then I announce that from now on, Zhang Juzheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Yan Shifan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, will be awarded the titles of Grand Scholars of the Wenhua Palace, entering the Meridian Gate, and valued at the Wenyuan Pavilion!"

After Jiajing's words fell, Zhang Juzheng and Yan Shifan who were on the side bowed to the ground in unison, and said in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, long live my emperor!"

Hearing the words, Jiajing glanced past Zhang Juzheng and Yan Shifan respectively, and turned to give orders.

"Well, I hope that you will not forget your original intention and do more things that benefit the people, understand?"

"Follow His Majesty's teachings!"

At this moment, Zhang Juzheng's heart was not as calm as it looked on the surface, because when His Majesty was reciting his name just now, his name was ranked in front of Yan Shifan.

In other words, in terms of seniority in the cabinet, although Zhang Juzheng and Yan Shifan are both cabinet assistants, Zhang Juzheng's seniority is actually higher than that of Yan Shifan.

Above Zhang Juzheng, there are three people, Yan Song, Xu Jie, and Gao Gong. Only when these three have successively served as the chief assistant of the cabinet can it be Zhang Juzheng's turn.

Just when Zhang Juzheng was in a daze, Jiajing's voice sounded in their ears again: "Well, get up!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After receiving Jiajing's consent, Zhang Juzheng and Yan Shifan got up from the ground one after another. At this moment, there was a gleam in their eyes that they never had before.

After all, they are now genuine cabinet assistants. On weekdays, when encountering them, the officials of the six departments have to respectfully get out of the way and call them cabinet elders again!
After that, Jiajing looked away, and immediately said in a deep voice: "Now, we should discuss how to deal with the White Lotus Sect in Shandong. If you have any ideas, feel free to bring them up!"

Both Yan Song and Xu Jie knew very well that His Majesty was very concerned about this matter, and if they could do it beautifully, they would surely win His Majesty's favor.

Therefore, as soon as Jiajing's words fell, Xu Jie stepped forward and gave his own suggestion: "Your Majesty, I believe that the tradition of believing in the White Lotus Sect has a long history in Shandong."

"As early as the Yongle and Hongwu years, the local White Lotus Sect often bewitched the people to rise up and riot. The court spent a lot of energy to suppress them, and even almost shook the court's rule!"

When Xu Jie said this, he paused, and suddenly raised his tone: "Your Majesty, I feel that the White Lotus Sect must not be neglected, and the court must strike hard!"

"Therefore, I proposed to dispatch soldiers from the surrounding guards to carry out a large-scale cleansing in the local area, and deal a heavy blow to those believers of the White Lotus Sect, killing them completely in their cradles!"

As soon as Xu Jie's words fell, Yan Song on the side keenly sensed something was wrong, and turned to admonish Jiajing: "Your Majesty, I feel that this measure by Mr. Xu Ge will be effective immediately, but if you don't grasp it well Among them, at that time, I am afraid it will stir up civil uprisings, I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"

After hearing Yan Song's words, Xu Jie couldn't help but reprimanded him: "Old Yan Ge's words are wrong, those common people, from the moment they believed in the White Lotus Sect, they are no longer my common people of Daming! "

"They are thugs, insects, and rebels who may be incited to make trouble at any time. Do we need to pay attention to benevolence and righteousness when dealing with these people?"

When Xu Jie said this, the expression in his eyes suddenly dimmed, and he said to himself: "Your Majesty, when I was serving in Nanzhili, I was lucky enough to capture a few people who believed in the White Lotus Sect. .”

"All of them were deceived. Not only did they donate all their property to the White Lotus Sect, but some even donated their wives and daughters to the White Lotus Sect."

"Later, the government learned of the location of their stronghold from the mouths of these few people who believed in the White Lotus Sect. I only found out after the fact that when the government sent officials to the stronghold to arrest the remnants of the White Lotus Sect, they were in a secret room. , found countless bloody female corpses."

When Xu Jie said this, his face was full of pain, and he said immediately: "It's all because the leader of the White Lotus Sect loves to be sadistic. Among those female corpses, the youngest is only ten years old."

"Since then, I have secretly made up my mind to completely eradicate the White Lotus Sect so that it will no longer poison the common people of our Ming Dynasty!"

After Xu Jie's voice fell, the entire Qianqing Palace couldn't help but fell into silence. For a long time, no one spoke.

After a while, Gao Gong stood up and asked Jiajing: "Your Majesty, I request to send soldiers to encircle and suppress the White Lotus Sect!"

After Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng also stood up and asked: "Your Majesty, I request to send soldiers to encircle and suppress the White Lotus Sect!"

At this moment, Yan Song, who was on the side, put forward a compromise suggestion after thinking for a long time: "Your Majesty, it is better to send a minister to the local area to inquire about the situation. How about destroying them all?"

"In this way, those innocent people can also be screened out, and accidental injuries can be minimized as much as possible."

After listening to Yan Song's proposal, Jiajing stroked the dragon head carved on the dragon chair with his hands, and began to weigh the pros and cons.

After a long time, Jiajing came back to his senses and gave orders.

"Well, since that's the case, let's follow Yan Ge's method first!"

"Xu Jie, what do you think?"

Xu Jie nodded immediately when he heard the words, and responded respectfully.

"Your Majesty, I have no objection to this!"

Seeing that this proposal was approved by both parties, Jiajing glanced over Yan Song and Xu Jie respectively, and said slowly.

"In that case, do you have any recommendations for candidates?"

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, Yan Song and Xu Jie glanced at each other, and they couldn't help but secretly raised their vigilance, because the main event was coming, as long as they could send their own people there, no matter what, they could barely get a share of the credit.

If you can get things done well, you can also win the emperor's favor by the way.

After that, Xu Jie spoke first and asked Jiajing, "Your Majesty, I want to recommend Wang Ting, the right servant of the household department, to supervise this matter!"

After listening to the candidates recommended by Xu Jie, Jiajing pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Well, this imperial court is not bad, and it is also smart and capable in doing things on weekdays, not bad, not bad!"

After Xu Jie's words fell, Yan Song stood up and asked Jiajing, "Your Majesty, I want to recommend Zhang Runde, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, to supervise this matter!"

After Jiajing listened to the candidates recommended by Yan Song, he couldn't help frowning, and turned to ask.

"I heard that the Ministry of Punishment is quite busy with affairs. This Zhang Runde, can he get a job?"

Hearing Jiajing's words, Yan Song immediately promised without changing his face: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I can guarantee that I will never delay the affairs of the Ministry of Punishment!"

Just when Jiajing was still hesitating, Zhang Juzheng, who had been silent since before, stood up and proposed to Jiajing: "Your Majesty, I want to recommend Shi Hairui, the left deputy capital of the Inspectorate, to supervise this matter." thing!"

(End of this chapter)