I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

"Then, what should we do next?"

After Hu Yingjia's words fell, Ouyang Yijing pondered for a long time before giving a response: "Right now, the most important thing is to stabilize the position. In this way, no matter who is behind it, it will be useless!"

"The other party obviously wants to take advantage of the department rankings to make our six departments criticize each other and get into internal fighting, and then defeat them one by one!"

When Hu Yingjia heard Ouyang Yijing's words, a look of hesitation appeared on his face at the right time, and he turned to say: "But recently, in order to compete for rankings, the six subjects have been verbally abusing and attacking each other, and some people even resorted to cheating and went there with dirty information. Over there at the Inspectorate..."

When Ouyang Yijing heard this, his face turned livid. Then he slammed the table and said in a deep voice: "These short-sighted idiots actually brought the Inspectorate in for a illusory ranking. Don't they? Do you know that the Inspectorate is worried about performance recently?"

Then, as if something suddenly occurred to him, Ouyang Yijing looked in the direction of Hu Yingjia and said decisively: "We can't let the situation continue to deteriorate. When we come down later, tell them for me, whoever dares to do it again Don't blame me, Ouyang Yijing, for provoking trouble!"

"Also, find a time to gather all the people from the six subjects together to discuss the distribution of the remaining rankings!"

When Hu Yingjia heard what Ouyang Yijing said, he immediately lowered his head and said respectfully: "Yes, sir!"

……

As time goes by, all kinds of news from the government and the public are flying all over the sky, making the civil and military people in the court panic.

In the evening, the Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

At this time, Jiajing was sitting on the dragon chair, holding a memorial sent by the Supervisor of Ceremonies in his hand.

After Jiajing finished browsing the memorial in his hand, he turned around, looked at Lu Fang on the side, and asked with interest: "By the way, Lu Fang, I heard that the news about the ranking of relevant departments in the DPRK and China has been flying all over the sky recently. , is there such a thing?"

When Lu Fang, who was waiting on the side, heard what Jiajing said, he immediately lowered his head and respectfully said: "Your Majesty, it is indeed true!"

After carefully considering her tone, Lu Fang continued to add: "In addition, as far as I know, behind the whole thing, Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Xu Ge are fueling the flames!"

After Jiajing learned the news from Lu Fang, the curiosity on his face became even more intense.

Immediately, he raised his eyebrows and asked: "Oh, what's going on? Why did Yan Song and Xu Jie pee in a pot?"

Although Jiajing's tone was very calm, Lu Fang still heard a different meaning in it.

Afterwards, Lu Fang organized the words in her mind and responded with words: "Your Majesty, it is said that Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Xu Ge took this opportunity to deal with those officials. After all, before this..."

Before Lu Fang finished speaking, Jiajing sneered and said to himself: "Humph, these two guys Yan Song and Xu Jie, I asked their cabinet to be responsible for the ranking of various departments. In just a blink of an eye, they You made these things happen to me!"

Seeing this situation, Lu Fang, after considering it for a long time, asked cautiously: "In that case, Your Majesty, do you need any slaves..."

After Jiajing heard this, he waved his hand and then ordered: "Forget it, there is no need to interfere in such a small matter, just let them make trouble, as long as it is not too much!"

After that, Jiajing looked away from Lu Fang, and then ordered: "Let's go, Lu Fang, accompany me to the Manna Palace!"

When Lu Fang heard this, she immediately looked stern and responded in a deep voice: "As you command, Your Majesty!"

Afterwards, Lu Fang was seen following Jiajing step by step to the Ganlu Palace.

……

Beijing, Yan's study room.

While Yan Song was still browsing the books in front of him with great concentration, he heard a rapid knock on the door.

Seeing this situation, Yan Song frowned slightly and said: "Come in!"

After the words fell, there was only a "squeak" sound, the door of the room was pushed open, and then Yan Shifan walked in eagerly.

"Father, something serious has happened. That Ouyang Yijing seems to have noticed something. He has summoned all the people involved in the matter from the six subjects. Judging from this posture, it seems that they are going to discuss the distribution of the remaining rankings!"

After entering the room, Yan Shifan subconsciously looked in the direction of Yan Song and reported in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Yan Song moved his eyes away from the books in front of him, glanced at Yan Shifan, and sighed to himself: "This Ouyang Yijing is really not simple, he actually noticed it so quickly!"

Seeing this situation, Yan Shifan couldn't help but urge: "Father, what should we do next? We can't just watch that Ouyang Yijing ruin our good things, you know..."

Before Yan Shifan finished speaking, he was interrupted impatiently by Yan Song: "Why panic? This time, the cabinet is responsible for the ranking of various departments, and the final ranking will be announced by the cabinet!"

"Even if Ouyang Yijing is aware of it, what can he do? All he can do is to prevent the situation from getting worse."

"This matter cannot be solved overnight. After the cabinet announces the rankings, we only need to send people to fan the flames secretly."

"This is a naked conspiracy. Even if it cannot defeat Yan Guan, it can still make them feel resentful."

When Yan Song said this, he picked up the tea cup with wolfberry water on the table, took a sip, and said to himself: "How can a dish of scattered officials pose a threat to us?"

After listening to Yan Song's words, Yan Shifan still felt confused. Soon, he summoned up the courage and asked: "But father, what should we do to achieve such an effect?"

"You know, that Ouyang Yijing is deeply respected by the public officials. As long as he speaks, those public officials will soon die down."

When Yan Song heard this, he glanced at Yan Shifan and explained unhurriedly: "Yan Shifan, I wonder if you have ever heard of the saying, don't worry about scarcity but worry about inequality?"

"Besides, as I said before, this time it is led by the cabinet, which evaluates the rankings based on the performance and efficiency of each department over the past year, and the final results are also announced by the cabinet."

Hearing this, Yan Shifan had an expression on his face that seemed to understand, and asked tentatively: "Father, you mean, in the Sixth Section, the dedicated department, we deliberately ranked him last and made no achievements. And for departments with low efficiency, let’s put them at the front of the queue!”

"In this case, we only need to send people to provoke one or two people to intensify the conflicts among the officials?"

Seeing that Yan Shifan realized what he meant, Yan Song showed some relief on his face. He nodded, turned his eyes away, and said, "Well, that's right!"

When Yan Shifan heard Yan Song's words, a look of sincerity suddenly appeared on his face.

Then, he looked in the direction of Yan Song and said excitedly: "Thank you, father, for clearing up the child's doubts. The child understands what to do next!"

"Okay, continue to send people to keep an eye on those officials. If you have any news, report it to me immediately!"

"Yes, father, the child understands!"

……

Since it was Ouyang Yijing who spoke in person, the officials involved in the Sixth Section did not dare to be negligent in the slightest, and soon gathered together to discuss the distribution of the remaining rankings.

Despite this, the scene was still full of tension, and exchanges of insults and criticisms often occurred.

Because the mask called warmth has long been torn, many people do whatever they can to gain the upper hand.

As a result, many things that were ruined by sesame seeds and rotten millet were uncovered.

In the room, a tall and unusually burly green-robed official was seen, pointing at the nose of a thin official in front of him and cursing.

"Huh, bah, it's so shameless. You, the Ministry of Revenue, have done something wrong. You have obviously achieved nothing this year, but you shamelessly put a high hat on yourself and take the credit. Back then, we risked our lives to fight against the cabinet elders. At that time, where were you?"

When the thin official heard this, he was not afraid at all. He met the man's gaze and turned around and said: "At that time, there happened to be a large amount of money in the Ministry of Finance that needed to be counted, and then it was not put into the treasury. Could it be that our household Don’t you supervise this matter while the ministry is doing it?”

When the thin official said this, he changed the topic, looked sideways at the tall official, and continued: "At least we are not like some people, who can't explain it and just play tricks. Come on, run to the Inspectorate and file a complaint!"

When the tall, burly-looking official heard this, his face suddenly turned blue and purple. Then, he looked at the man with eyes that were selective and devouring, and said word by word: "It's really bloody, this thing We have never done this before!"

When the thin official heard this, the look of ridicule on his face became even more serious. He sneered and said to himself: "Huh, don't admit it if you dare!"

At this moment, an extremely cold voice was heard: "What does it mean to dare to do something but not to admit it? Say it again."

"Huh, why, isn't what I said the truth? Don't you have any eyesight? You actually excused them. The matter is obvious..."

When the thin official heard this, he subconsciously wanted to taunt him. After he saw the figure of the visitor clearly, his face turned pale with fright, and he swallowed the words he had not yet spoken before he swallowed them back in his stomach.

Not far away, they saw Ouyang Yijing and Hu Yingjia standing, and the person who just spoke was Ouyang Yijing.

When the thin official saw Ouyang Yijing arriving, he quickly lowered his head and said respectfully: "Sir Ouyang!"

When Ouyang Yijing heard this, he just snorted coldly, ignored him, and then walked past him.

Those people in the room fell silent when they saw Ouyang Yijing's arrival, and the tense atmosphere before disappeared. Then, Ouyang Yijing glanced at the people present one by one. Those present did not dare to meet Ouyang Yijing's eyes and lowered their heads one after another, with a look of shame on their faces.

At this moment, the scene was completely silent, and even the sound of a needle dropping could be heard clearly. I don't know how much time had passed, but I saw Ouyang Yijing looking away with a look of sorrow on his face.

"Look at what you are like now. Regardless of the comradeship of the past, you criticize and abuse each other. In order to bring down the other party and gain the upper hand, you will do whatever it takes. What is the difference between you now and Yan Song, Xu Jie and others? ?”

When Ouyang Yijing said this, he subconsciously raised his voice: "You are being toyed with by an illusory ranking. Little do you know that at this moment, those people behind you are watching our joke!"

"The more we make trouble here, the more opportunities we will give those people to take advantage of. Those people just want to use the department rankings to divide us!"

"Don't you notice that in the news circulating right now, my ranking in the six subjects changes almost every day?"

After Ouyang Yijing's words fell, some people at the scene regained their composure, with a look of hindsight on their faces, and asked boldly: "Sir, do you mean that someone is deliberately sowing discord behind your back?"

Facing the confused looks of everyone at the scene, Ouyang Yijing nodded and said confidently: "Yes, that's right, and I already know who is behind it!"

When Ouyang Yijing said this, he paused and continued: "It's Yan Song, Xu Jie and the others. They are the only two people in the government and the public who have the ability and motivation to do this. Besides, not long ago, we also offended These two people!”

As soon as this news came out, there was an uproar on the scene. After everyone thought about it, it seemed to make sense.

Then, an indignant voice was heard: "These two traitorous officials, Yan Song and Xu Jie, are really abominable. Your Majesty entrusted such an important task to the cabinet, but they used it to exclude dissidents and avenge private revenge. We must go up and join them." Book!"

As soon as these words came out, there was an instant response from everyone, and everyone stood up and expressed their attitude.

"Yes, that's right. These two people regard national affairs as child's play. We should expose the ugly faces of these two people to His Majesty's face!"

"Sure enough, the two villains Yan Song and Xu Jie are behind this to sow discord. In this case, the fact that someone went to the Supervisory Council to file a complaint must have been widely circulated. It is also a pure rumor, intended to sow discord between us. !”

"Well, that makes sense. How can we think the worst of our colleagues?"

"We can't just swallow this breath. Come on, come on now!"

When Ouyang Yijing saw this situation, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that the situation was temporarily stable.

Although he did not have any evidence to prove that it was Yan Song and Xu Jie who was behind the instigation of dissension, the reputation of these two people among the scholars was not very good, so it would not be possible to blame the two of them. Someone stood up and questioned.

Besides, all it takes is a common enemy to unite everyone. What a bargain!

After that, Ouyang Yijing calmed down, faced everyone, and said in a deep voice: "You are right what you just said. We can't just swallow this tone. When we get down, we will impeach the two of them!"

When everyone present heard Ouyang Yijing's words, they all cheered, their faces full of anticipation.

Then, Ouyang Yijing pressed his hand down to signal everyone to be silent.

After the scene gradually became quiet, Ouyang Yijing was seen facing everyone and continued: "But before that, we have to confirm the ranking first. At the moment, there are rumors in the court that the Criminal Division is ranked first in the matter. …”

……

It has been some time since Zheng Michang and He Maocai returned to Hangzhou from Jiaxing.

At this moment, in Zhejiang, the chief envoy Si Yamen.

In the room, Zheng Michang and He Maocai were sitting together chatting. At this time, He Maocai had just returned from the dock.

"Old Zheng, you haven't seen it. A ship is full of boxes containing silver coins. The silver coins that were confiscated from the Yuan family's house are packed on more than a dozen ships. That scene is really rare!"

After He Maocai finished speaking, he picked up the tea cup on the table, took a sip, and continued to sigh: "Oh, what a pity, that's 12.8 million taels, so much money, but in the end we don't have it. share!"

Zheng Michang on the side had an inexplicable look on his face when he heard this. He glanced at He Maocai and said unhurriedly: "This is a matter for your Majesty to follow up personally. If we dare to take action on it, Hands and feet, keep the heads on the ground!"

When Zheng Michang finished speaking, He Maocai couldn't help but shudder.

After that, He Maocai saw no one around, so he came forward and said in a low voice: "Old Zheng, I always feel that Wang Yongxian, the prefect of Jiaxing, is sending beggars away."

"You know, in recent years, Wang Yongxian has been doing a lot of wiping the butts of those rich and powerful people. The filial piety he received alone is an astronomical sum. He even directly bought shares and participated in the business of those rich and powerful people. , but in the end, they only gave us thirty thousand taels of silver!"

When Zheng Michang saw He Maocai describing himself as a beggar, black lines suddenly filled his face. Then, he saw him supporting his chin with one hand, looking thoughtful.

"Well, indeed, although Wang Yongxian was quite sensible at the time and took the initiative to hand over the banknotes without waiting for us to say anything, but according to what you said, it seems to be the case. Wang Yongxian has such a rich net worth, and thirty thousand taels of silver is enough for him. It’s too cheap to buy your life!”

"You know, for the things he has committed in recent years, if we really want to pursue him, beheading him is not an exaggeration!"

Seeing this situation, He Maocai thought about it for a moment, looked in the direction of Zheng Michang, and suggested: "Old Zheng, do you want me to go back and look through his files from previous years, and then make more entries?"

When Zheng Michang heard what He Maocai said, he glanced at him and said without thinking: "Why are you causing so much trouble? Let's just find a way to kill him. By then, all his property will belong to us!"

"Let's go up to Yan Ge and the others and take care of them. Then nothing will happen, right?"

When He Maocai heard this, he looked like he suddenly realized it. Then, he suddenly slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "Old Zheng, you are still thinking carefully. No one will care if we do a little trick here!"

Just when Zheng Michang was about to say something, he heard a knock on the door.

Seeing this situation, Zheng Michang withdrew his gaze from He Maocai and ordered: "Come in!"

After the words fell, there was only a "squeak" sound, the door of the room was pushed open, and a subordinate staff member stepped in, lowered his head, and reported respectfully.

"Sir, someone has been sent from the Governor's Mansion, saying they have something important to report!"

"Well, I know, let him come in!"

When Zheng Michang heard this, he waved his hand quite casually and gave the order.

"As you command, my lord!"

After receiving Zheng Mi Chang's specific instructions, the subordinate official immediately left the room without any hesitation.

……

Not long after, under the guidance of the former subordinate, an official from the Governor's Mansion entered the room.

After the official from the Governor's Mansion entered the room, he could not help but be stunned for a moment when he saw that He Maocai was also present. Immediately, he lowered his head, bowed his hands to the two of them, and said respectfully: "I have seen the Chief Envoy, please check." Sir!"

Hearing this, Zheng Michang glanced at the official from the Governor's Mansion and asked, "Tell me, why did the governor send you here?"

When the official of the Governor's Mansion heard Zheng Michang's words, he had no intention of hiding anything and immediately told the whole story about the purpose of his trip.

"Your Majesty, the Chief Envoy, I am here to invite you two to the Governor's Mansion on the order of the Governor!"

"Well, I understand. Please give the governor a message and say that I will be there soon!"

Hearing this, Zheng Michang nodded slightly, looked at the official of the Governor's Mansion, and gave the order.

"Yes, Lord Chief Envoy, I will definitely bring the message to you!"

When the official from the Governor's Mansion heard this, his face was full of panic, he lowered his head and responded in a deep voice.

After the official from the Governor's Mansion left, Zheng Michang stood up from his seat, moved his limbs, looked at He Maocai not far away, and then said: "Old He, you are still stunned. What are you doing? It’s time to set off. I don’t know why the governor is looking for us..."

He Maocai on the side heard this, and after thinking for a moment, he responded: "No matter what, it's not a bad thing anyway. You know, we have made a lot of achievements this time!"

Zheng Michang also quite agreed with what He Maocai said, and turned to say: "Well, you are right. We have made a lot of achievements this time. In other words, we have accepted the investment. It’s a good name!”

"Submit your name, Lao Zheng, what do you mean?"

He Maocai was confused about this. He looked in the direction of Zheng Michang with a puzzled face and asked.

Facing He Maocai's slightly puzzled gaze, Zheng Michang shook his head. After considering the sentence in his mind, he said slowly.

"Old He, you might as well think about it, if the inside story of this matter is leaked, what will happen to the two of us?"

"You know, we are now helping His Majesty to investigate the land annexation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Will the wealthy gentry whose interests have been harmed be able to spare us?"

"We are not Zhang Cong and Mr. Zhang Ge, who can rise and fall three times in the position of chief minister of the cabinet!" (End of Chapter)