I really don't want to be a traitor

Chapter 522 The deposed prince

Respect your body.

The sandalwood was lit, and the smoke column rose straight up like a white line in the windless room.

Emperor Jiajing, who had just left the court, took off his dragon robe and put on his Taoist robe, and wore a flower crown hand-knitted by the old eunuch Lu Fang.

Emperor Jiajing no longer looked angry.

There was a hint of indifference in his calm expression, and it seemed that the angry king in the previous court meeting had nothing to do with him.

"Lu Fang."

"The servant is here."

The old eunuch knelt down in response.

"Tell me, which one is better, the human world or the fairy world?"

Emperor Jiajing asked casually, but Lu Fang did not dare to answer casually.

He frowned, pondered for a long time, and finally had the answer.

"My master has the appearance of an immortal. He is destined to be an immortal in this life."

"However, the reason why gods have the word 'god' is because they have boundless magical powers and endless wisdom."

"So I think it doesn't matter which one is better, the fairy world or the human world."

"What matters is where the gods are."

"Wherever the gods are, that's the best."

After hearing Lu Fang's roundabout answer, Emperor Jiajing smiled.

His laugh was not pleasant.

Weird and gloomy.

Like a jackdaw standing on the top of a dead tree, it crows with unknown meaning.

"Good slave, really good slave."

"Lu Fang, your thoughts are the same as mine."

"Sooner or later I will achieve immortality, but I am willing to be in the human world."

"With me in the human world, wouldn't it be more beautiful than the fairy world?"

"It's a pity that except for you, not everyone in the Ming Dynasty has the same idea as me."

Emperor Jiajing said, his eyes getting colder.

"Some of them want to go to the fairy world."

"Yes, this mountain looks higher than that, and I want to change my master."

"It's not that I don't give them a chance."

"For example, Xu Jie went out with 100,000 soldiers, and came back with less than 60,000 soldiers."

"Another example is that the prince and several of his teachers lost their city and territory, their 300,000-strong army was almost defeated, and even the city of Haozhou was demolished."

"How to do?"

"Give them a chance, but they won't use it."

Emperor Jiajing said, a look of ridicule flashed in his eyes
"It's not my will to act arbitrarily."

"With me in the Ming Dynasty, the tiger can sit on the dragon's plate and look down on the world."

"If I were not here, who could protect this country for our ancestors?"

After Emperor Jiajing finished speaking, Lu Fang's speech was almost seamless.

"The Ming Dynasty cannot live without its master, just like a fish cannot live without water. Only the master can keep the family stable forever."

Lu Fang paused briefly.

His ears trembled slightly, and he heard footsteps approaching outside the house.

"Master, two pavilion elders are here."

"Inform them to come in."

Outside Jinshen Jingshe, Yan Song and Xu Jie stood side by side.

Although they are said to be side by side, Xu Jie is actually slightly behind Yan Song.

He was hunched over like a cooked shrimp.

On the other hand, Yan Song actually held his head high and his chest upright in a rare way, like an everlasting pine!

"Two pavilion elders, the master invites you to come in." Lu Fang smiled.

Yan Song nodded, but turned around and said, "Xu Ge has worked hard for a long time, please come in first?"

When these words fell into Xu Jie's ears, they were even more disgusting than eating a fly.

In the battle against the Han Dynasty, he returned without success.

Yang Jisheng and several other young people were impetuous and did not listen to orders, and did not achieve the expected training effect of Xu Jie at all.

The reinforcements led by Hu Zongxian were sophisticated and the logistics supplies were abundant, far beyond what Xu Jie could have imagined.

He had an army of 100,000, but faced Hu Zongxian's 30,000 troops, but due to the huge gap in the dynasty's economy, he lost to the word "poor". The Ming Dynasty was poor, with poor people and a poor army.

The Ming Dynasty was rich, rich in the clan, rich in the strict party, but especially rich in Jiajing.

Xu Jie lamented in his heart, but still showed a respectful smile on his face and said: "What did Mr. Yan Ge say? No matter what time, Xu Jie always takes Mr. Ge's lead and asks Mr. Ge first."

"Is that so?"

Yan Song seemed to look at Xu Jie very seriously before finally nodding.

"Cunzhai, you are still sensible."

In one sentence, he sounded like an old man giving a lesson to his son.

Xu Jie quickly lowered his head to prevent Yan Song from seeing his expression of hatred.

The two entered the house and knelt down and kowtowed to Emperor Jiajing.

"I/the guilty minister is here to see your majesty."

Xu Jie called himself the "criminal minister" because he failed to conquer the Han Dynasty and had not yet been convicted.

Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Chen Yiqin were all demoted and fined.

Even Yin Shidan, who died in battle, was obviously a cabinet minister, but he didn't even get a posthumous honor.

"Coming?"

Emperor Jiajing chatted in a homely tone, which was very cordial.

"Lu Fang, show me your seats to the two pavilion elders."

"They are my right-hand men. I can't survive without anyone."

Yan Song and Xu Jie reacted very differently to the sudden compliment!
Yan Song's face was full of disappointment.

The Ming Dynasty failed in both wars, and the leaders were all important officials of the Qingliu Party.

He originally thought that he could finally completely defeat the Qingliu Party, and from then on his family would dominate the civil and military officials.

But Emperor Jiajing's words, 'I can't do anything without anyone', seemed like a casual remark, but Yan Song definitely believed that he was speaking to himself!
Xu Jie's face was filled with emotion.

"Thank... thank you, Your Majesty!" His voice even sounded crying.

But to Yan Song's ears, at least nine percent of the crying was fake.

"I suddenly remembered something."

"Official Yan Shifan pays homage to the right minister of the Ministry of Works, but actually takes charge of all affairs of the Ministry of Works, just like a high-ranking official of the first rank."

"But Xu Fan, the son of Mr. Xu Ge, is only the sixth-grade Shangbao Sicheng?"

"In these years, Mr. Xu Ge has worked hard for the Ming Dynasty, but I have not been kind to the people I employ. The rewards and punishments are really unclear."

"The decree is passed that Jin Xu Fan will be promoted to Taichang Shaoqing, and he will have another son."

After Emperor Jiajing finished speaking, the old eunuch Lu Fang beside him had quickly drafted the imperial edict.

"His Majesty!"

"My lord...thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"

Xu Jie burst into tears and burst into tears.

Even Yan Song felt that the tears he shed this time were only 50% acting and 50% sincere.

Xu Jie had a bad start but was rewarded. Jinshen Jingshe was filled with human spirits, and he immediately understood that Emperor Jiajing was playing with the art of balance.

The Qingliu Party was in decline, and if Xu Jie was punished severely, the entire dynasty might become a strict party from now on.

Even Emperor Jiajing would not allow this situation to occur.

"Hehehehe..."

"I have one more thing. Although I can make my own decisions, I still need to explain it clearly to the two elders, lest any of the officials will be dissatisfied in the future."

Emperor Jiajing spoke again.

Xu Jie's crying stopped suddenly, and Yan Song also pricked up his ears.

It turns out that it was just an appetizer?
Moreover, Emperor Jiajing was not in a discussion tone at all, he was just informing, and sure enough, Gan Gang was arbitrary!
"Oops!"

"I was fooled!"

Xu Jie was shocked in his heart.

He knew that no matter what the emperor wanted to do, Yan Song would only cater to him and would never dissuade him.

What Emperor Jiajing just said was clearly for himself!

Use the promotion of Xu Fan as a condition for Xu Jie to shut up for once? !

"It's over... it's over..."

Xu Jie could almost guess what Emperor Jiajing wanted to say.

However, he had just burst into tears of gratitude, how could he remonstrate with the emperor now?

Emperor Jiajing stared at Xu Jie, and the unprepared expression on Cifu's face satisfied him very much.

"I have decided to depose the prince."