I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 150
Forbidden City, Cabinet.

Today's cabinet is a little more noisy, and it is no longer as dull as usual.

"I think the judgment of this case is all right. The Wen family is nothing more than a smuggler of salt. This sentence is considered cheap for them! Killing people in the street, selling smuggled salt, bribing officials, and cheating on accounts, deliberately underpaying salt Taxes! Which one of these piles is not the charge of beheading?"

"Not to mention anything else, just the crime of selling illegal salt is enough for his Wen family to drink a pot!"

Yan Shifan turned his gaze to Gao Gong and said in a deep voice.

"Hmph, traitor, this Zheng Michang is clearly avenging his own private revenge, Mr. Xiaoge, this Wen family has a total of 36 people, not 36 pigs! He doesn't even spare the children of how old they are, and drags them all away. Caishikou beheaded!"

Gao arched his neck and retorted.

"This is all in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Mr. Gaoge, you don't know the fate of selling illegal salt, do you? Or are you the backstage of the Wen family selling illegal salt?"

Yan Shifan was not used to it either, and immediately turned back.

"you!"

Hearing Yan Shifan's heartbreaking words, Gao Gong became anxious, and pointed his index finger at Yan Shifan.

"Okay, don't quarrel, Yan Shifan, you don't have to say a few words!"

At this moment, Yan Song stepped forward and stopped the two of them.

The reason why Yan Shifan and Gao Gong quarreled was because Dali Temple, which was supposed to review the case, kicked the ball to the cabinet on the grounds that the case was complicated and could not be decided for the time being.

"The person has been killed right now, so it's meaningless to continue arguing like this, so let's just let it go." Seeing this, Xu Jie hurried out to smooth things over.

"I think Mr. Xu Ge's words are justified. Please don't forget that His Majesty followed up on this matter behind his back? So, it is understandable to be a little stricter." After Yan Song finished speaking, he got up and poured himself a glass hot tea.

Seeing Yan Song and Xu Jie speaking one after another, Yan Shifan and Gao Gong looked at each other and ended the quarrel.

At this moment, a small official hurried in from the outside. As soon as he entered the cabinet, he knelt down on the ground, raised the memorial in his hand above his head, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Ge, this is Hu Zongxian in front of you." The battle report sent over!"

"Oh, Hu Zongxian's? Show it to me!"

When Yan Song heard that it was Hu Zongxian who had handed over the memorial to the cabinet, he became energetic immediately, took the memorial from the hands of the little official, and took it apart.

After Yan Song put on his presbyopic glasses and browsed the contents above, he couldn't help laughing loudly: "Hahaha, good! Good!"

Seeing this, Xu Jie on the side followed closely and asked Yan Song, "Old Yan Ge, what memorial did Hu Zongxian hand over?"

"Let's see for yourself!" Yan Song said, and handed over the memorial in his hand to Xu Jie.

After Xu Jie took over the memorial and read the content above, he couldn't help but said happily: "Good, good! This Hu Zongxian not only wiped out all the Japanese pirates entrenched in the Zhoushan Islands, but also captured the leader of the Japanese pirates, Wang Zhi. ! In the follow-up encounter with Japanese pirate ships, nine Japanese pirate warships were sunk."

"In this way, the Japanese pirates along the southeast coast will not be able to achieve anything, and they can send troops to exterminate them at any time!"

After Xu Jie, the remaining members of the cabinet also finished reading the contents of the memorial submitted by Hu Zongxian.

"Everyone, please follow me, Yan Song, to His Majesty! Let's report this matter to Your Majesty together!"

After scanning the crowd with cloudy eyes, Yan Song said tremblingly.

"Yes!"

Afterwards, the five members of the cabinet put down the memorials that had not yet been corrected, and embarked on the road to the Hall of Mental Cultivation together.

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The Forbidden City, the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

After Jiajing browsed through all the memorials approved by the Supervisor of Rites, he nodded, and then called Lu Fang.

"Well, there is no problem with these memorials, and they will be implemented directly when the time comes."

"I obey, Your Majesty! Did this servant take down these memorials?"

After Lu Fang finished speaking, she picked up the memorials piled up on Jiajing's case and asked softly.

"Well, take them all! Make room for me too."

After Jiajing finished speaking, he waved his hand and said.

At this moment, a guard from outside came to report: "Your Majesty, the chief minister of the cabinet, Yan Song, and the other four people are waiting outside the hall, saying that they have something important to meet!"

"Oh, Yan Song didn't stay in the cabinet to review the memorial during this period of time, what did he come here for?" Jiajing raised his eyebrows and said to himself silently after hearing the guard's report.

"Okay, let them all come in! I'm quite curious, what are they looking for at this time?"

After Jiajing finished his orders, the guard left respectfully.

"Five people, Yan Song, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Yan Shifan, have an audience!"

After a high-pitched voice, the five stepped onto the steps of the Hall of Mental Cultivation and entered it.

As soon as they entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, under the leadership of Yan Song, all the people knelt down on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I will kowtow to Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

"Well, get up!"

Jiajing glanced over several people one by one, and said calmly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After a few people stood up, Jiajing turned his gaze to Yan Song, and asked, "Is there anything you want to discuss with me, Mr. Yan Ge?"

Yan Song raised the memorial in his hand above his head, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have come here this time to report something important!"

"This is the battle report on the frontline submitted by Hu Zongxian, governor of Zhejiang Province and governor of Zhejiang Province!"

After Yan Song finished speaking, he immediately added another sentence.

"Oh, Hu Zongxian's battle report? Bring it to me."

Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang who was waiting beside him, and said softly.

Seeing this, Lu Fang had no choice but to put back the pile of memorials that she held in her arms back to its original place, then came to Yan Song, took Hu Zongxian's memorials from him, and handed them to Jiajing respectfully.

Jiajing disassembled the memorabilia, and after reading the contents above, he laughed loudly and said, "Hahaha, this Hu Zongxian has never disappointed me!"

"Not only wiped out the pirates, but also captured the leader of the pirates, Wang Zhi, and dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the pirates at sea!"

"In addition, 300 million taels of silver were confiscated for me, plus more than 800 million taels that have not yet arrived in the capital, and the treasury received another 4000 million taels! Worrying."

Hearing the emperor's words, Xu Jie on the side groaned in his heart: "It's bad, according to the emperor's meaning, it seems that Hu Zongxian is going to reward Hu Zongxian, but this Hu Zongxian was just named General Dingguo not long ago!"

"Let me think about it, what should I reward him for?"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he rubbed the dragon head carved on the dragon chair and fell into deep thought.

Time passed by like this minute by minute. After a long time, Jiajing raised his head and said loudly: "I will pass on my will. This time, Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang Province and the governor of Zhejiang Province, has made great achievements in suppressing the Japanese. He is now named General Jianwei! His The subordinate Dengzhou Wei Commander Qianshi and the Jizhou General Soldier Qi Jiguang were named General Zhaoyong! The responsibilities of the two remain unchanged."

"In addition, the soldiers who participated in this battle, as before, will be paid double by the court! Those who unfortunately died in battle will also be given double pensions, and their remaining family members will also be supported by the government."

"Your Majesty, this Hu Zongxian was named General Dingguo not long ago, and now he is named General Jianwei by you. The speed of his promotion is really astonishing! If things go on like this, he will inevitably develop arrogance, which is not good for him. work in the future.”

"Besides, Your Majesty, you are so partial to Hu Zongxian, and some ministers in the court may have some criticisms about this. Therefore, I implore Your Majesty to accumulate the credit for this time and reward him together next time!"

After Xu Jie finished speaking, he knelt down on the ground and said in a deep voice.

"Huh, I will naturally reward those who have made great contributions to the court! So what if they are promoted quickly? This is a real contribution, and I can't turn a blind eye to it! If Hu Zongxian has made enough contributions and made great contributions to the court, then It is not impossible for me to reward him with a title."

"I just want to set such an example for the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Take whatever you want! No matter how much credit he has made, I will never turn a blind eye. If you can't even reward those who have meritorious service , what kind of emperor am I still to be?"

"Those who have opinions and gossip behind their backs, let them speak to me face to face!"

"Old Xu Ge, what do you think?"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Xu Jie and asked back.

At this time, Xu Jie was already wet with cold sweat on his back. Hearing the emperor's question, he hurriedly replied in fear: "Your Majesty is wise, it was my minister who didn't think carefully before, please punish me!"

"Punishment is unnecessary, Mr. Xu Ge, you are also sincere and sincere, aren't you?"

With a warm smile on Jiajing's face, he said lightly.

"Does anyone have a different opinion? If not, this matter is settled!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Seeing that the emperor had already made a decision, the crowd did not dare to object any more, they all knelt down on the ground and said in unison.

(End of this chapter)