I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 114 Finalized
"Your Majesty, I have been wronged!"

Seeing that the emperor didn't talk about martial arts ethics, and wanted to label himself a big hat, all the ministers scrambled to kneel down on the ground, crying.

"The important affairs of the soldiers and the country, the place of life and death, the way of survival, must not be ignored! Be careful, Your Majesty." All the ministers said, and bowed again.

"You don't need to persuade any more, I've made up my mind." Jiajing looked at the kneeling ministers and said coldly, his words were full of indisputable meaning.

"Zhang Juzheng, I will entrust you with the task of building my second naval division in Daming. You need as much money as you need. When the time comes, you can make a report and submit it to the Ministry of Household Affairs."

Jiajing turned his gaze to Zhang Juzheng and said.

"I obey!" Zhang Juzheng responded, suppressing the ecstasy in his heart.

Seeing that the emperor had announced the appointment, the rest of the people stopped to refute and returned to their seats one after another.

"Okay, the first matter is over, it's time to discuss the second matter." Jiajing picked up the teacup at the side and said with a sip.

Hearing the emperor's words, the hearts of all the ministers instantly rose to their throats.

After Jiajing drank the tea in the cup, he poured himself another cup: "The second thing is the selection of the chief examiner for this year's imperial examination."

Hearing the emperor's words, all the ministers breathed a sigh of relief, and then became frowning. How should the candidates for the chief examiner of the imperial examination be decided?
"Ai Qing, do you have any suitable candidates to recommend to me?" Jiajing glanced at the crowd, and his tone was flat.

"This... this..." The adults looked at me and I at you, unable to make up their minds for a while.

Jiajing didn't mean to urge them, but just rubbed the dragon head carved on the dragon chair, waiting for the result.

"Your Majesty, the chief examiner of the imperial examination may not be able to make a decision at the moment." In the end, it was Yan Song who stood up first and said.

"That's right, that's right, after such a incident, who would dare to be the chief examiner now that the court is full of civil and military officials!" Xu Jie on the side also chimed in.

"Your Majesty, I feel that this matter should be discussed in the long term!" Yan Shifan who was on the side followed closely.

And Yan Shifan's speech successfully made Jiajing turn his attention to him.

Jiajing said lightly, "Yan Shifan, how about you being the chief examiner?"

Hearing the emperor's words, Yan Shifan was shocked for a moment, and refused aloud: "Your Majesty, I have little talent and learning, and I am afraid it will be difficult for me to take on such an important task. Please choose someone else!"

"I think you are quite suitable. Isn't it rumored that you have the ability to remember with a photograph, and you can also recite the entire law of the Ming Dynasty?"

"That's the decision, you will be the chief examiner of the imperial examination!"

The more Jiajing thought about it, the more feasible it became, his eyes lit up, and he ordered.

Seeing that the emperor had issued an order and the matter was irreversible, Yan Shifan had no choice but to bow and say: "Yes, Your Majesty, I obey!"

"Okay, since today's discussion has been completed, let's do it like this." Seeing that the matter was perfectly resolved, Jiajing was in a good mood, and immediately took Lu Fang out of the cabinet.

"I'm waiting to send you to Your Majesty!"

Behind Jiajing were the ministers who knelt on the ground and spoke in unison.

……

On the way back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Jiajing suddenly remembered that he hadn't visited Shen's for a long time, so he immediately moved to Ganlu Palace.

Along the way, all the eunuchs and maids encountered respectfully knelt down.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is coming!" Just as Shen was admiring the scenery outside the window, she suddenly heard the report from her personal maid.

"How is it? Is there something wrong with my makeup? Is there a wrinkle in the skirt? Help me fix it." After hearing the news from the personal maid, Shen immediately got up, came to the bronze mirror, and repeated Confirm your makeup.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, your makeup is very good." Seeing Shen's nervous look, the personal maid at the side comforted her.

At this moment, the room where Shen was in was pushed away, and Jiajing walked in slowly.

"My concubine has met His Majesty." Just as Shen wanted to salute Jiajing subconsciously, she was stopped by Jiajing.

"Didn't I say that before? You don't need to salute when you see me in the future."

Jiajing helped Shen up, with a look of reproach on his face, he spoke.

Seeing this, the maid at the side hurriedly left the room lightly, closing the door behind her.

After the maid left, the two looked at each other, speechless.

"I asked Lu Fang to notify you earlier, have you received it?" Jiajing spoke first, breaking the silence.

"The concubine already knows that the important affairs of the country are between the sacrifice and the army. The concubine will go if she says anything." After Shen said, she gently pulled her hand out of Jiajing's hand, picked up the teapot, and poured tea for Jiajing and herself. Have a cup of tea.

"I happened to pass by here after attending the cabinet meeting just now, and came to see you." After Jiajing finished speaking, he found a seat and sat down.

"Pfft!"

Hearing Jiajing's words, Shen couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.

"What's the matter, is there something wrong with what I said?" Jiajing tilted his head when he saw Shen's smile so happily, his face was full of doubts.

"No, it was the concubine who just thought of a very funny thing."

Shen's words were prevarication, although Jiajing said that he was just on the way, but Shen knew that the Ganquan Palace, the cabinet, and the Hall of Mental Cultivation were not on the way at all, what Jiajing said just now was obviously just an excuse.

"How are you feeling recently? Is there anything uncomfortable? If there is any discomfort, go directly to the Tai Hospital!" Jiajing then turned his gaze to Shen's stomach and asked softly.

"Your Majesty, everything is fine with my concubine." Sitting down beside Jiajing, Shen said softly.

"Recently, I've been busy with affairs and neglected you, I hope you don't blame..."

Before Jiajing finished speaking, Shen's lips were blocked with her fingers.

"Your Majesty should be diligent in state affairs. It's nothing to be wronged by a courtier or concubine, as long as your Majesty has me in his heart."

Shen rested her head on Jiajing's shoulder and said softly.

……

After leaving duty that day, Xu Jie summoned everyone to Prince Yu's Mansion to discuss the next countermeasures.

In the study, Xu Jie took the lead and said, "I don't know what happened to Tan Lun recently, and none of the letters sent to him by our people have been answered!"

"Could it be because Tan Lun just took office and has a lot of work?" Gao Gong on the side took up the conversation and proposed such a possibility.

"Well, wait a little longer and talk about it later." Xu Jie glanced at Gao Gong and nodded, reluctantly agreeing with Gao Gong's opinion.

"Right now, the Yan Party is sending Yan Maoqing, the deputy capital of the left, to collect the salt tax. For this reason, Yan Song also issued a military order to His Majesty, saying that if the salt tax collected by that time is not enough, he will leave it to His Majesty to dispose of. !" Xu Jie skipped the topic of Tan Lun, and started talking instead.

"Mr. Xu Ge means that we can make some moves in this regard?" Zhang Juzheng who was at the side understood the meaning of Xu Jie's words and asked.

"That's right, we can make Yan Maoqing unable to collect enough salt tax, and then we can use this to suppress Yan Song a little bit." Xu Jie nodded and said in a deep voice.

"It's just that His Majesty attaches great importance to the matter of salt tax. What should I do if I offend His Majesty?" After listening to Xu Jie's words, Gao Gong couldn't help feeling a little worried.

"Don't worry, maybe we don't need to ask, someone will take care of this matter for us!" Xu Jie glanced at Gao Gong and explained aloud.

(End of this chapter)