I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 164 Music and Dance

Lu Fang also quickly sent someone to post the letter that Jiajing had written to Tan Lun earlier, but on the way back to the Supervisor of Rites, Lu Fang's thoughts were racing and her pace was extremely slow.

"Then Tan Lun has obtained the privilege that Hu Zongxian only has. He can directly present to His Majesty face-to-face when encountering matters!"

"Oh, I don't know what Tan Lun has done to make His Majesty so fond of him?"

"Eunuch, Eunuch."

Along the way, the eunuchs and maids, who were extremely busy, stopped what they were doing and saluted Lu Fang respectfully when they saw Lu Fang coming.

Lu Fang also took advantage of the situation to stop thinking, smiled and nodded at them.

As a person in the palace, you must not be arrogant when you gain power!Because you don't know that one day, you will offend His Majesty because of a trivial matter, or lose your favor because of the villain's slander.

And the moment you lose your favor, those who were once trampled under your feet will want to step on your corpse to come to power, and then please the new master.

Lu Fang has been in the palace for decades, and he has seen too many examples like this. Once he gains power, he forgets about it. This kind of person often has the worst fate!

Therefore, Lu Fang often reminds herself to be kind to others. Although this is of no great use, it can save herself from suffering when she loses power.

When Lu Fang stepped onto the steps of the Supervisor of Rituals, she seemed to have a clear understanding in her heart, and her eyes were full of light: "So it turns out that Hu Zongxian and Tan Lun are both His Majesty's pawns!"

"Through them, we can keep abreast of the dynamics of the strict party and Qingliu at all times, and then make countermeasures in advance, no wonder!"

Lu Fang figured out the joints, and her mood improved a lot, and she strode into the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

……

"A bunch of waste, what do I raise you to eat? I made such a strict plan beforehand, and that's it, and people ran away!"

"My lord, we were forced to do nothing! The four people sent by Yan Maoqing rushed out from different directions as soon as they left the city."

"And because our manpower is not very sufficient, we let them escape just now, and only two people have been arrested so far!"

"Hmph, but the letters sent by these two people are all blank! This Yan Maoqing is really a shameless villain, extremely insidious!"

There was a crisp sound of 'bang', and the visitor was so angry that he dropped his teacup.

On the other hand, Yan Maoqing, who was temporarily staying in the inn, had a much more leisurely life, he seemed to regard this as a vacation, and he was so happy every day!
"My lord, should we think about it, how should we deal with them next?"

Yan Maoqing's bodyguard couldn't stand it any longer, and spoke out to comfort him.

"What do you know, this officer is paralyzing them! These days, this officer has been working hard!"

"That one over there, yes, don't look at it, it's you! What jumping thing, get out of here."

"Then play music, then dance!"

After Yan Maoqing drove the man out of the inn, he was in a good mood, then raised his wine glass and said loudly.

"Your Excellency is indeed unparalleled in resourcefulness. You can think of such a way to lower their vigilance. Your Excellency is indeed an adult. There is still a lot to learn!"

After secretly admonishing himself, Yan Maoqing's personal bodyguard also joined in, and never tired of it.

……

Zhejiang, Zhejiang Governor's Mansion.

In the meeting hall, Hu Zongxian turned his gaze to the crowd, and said loudly: "At present, the food in the neighboring provinces of Zhejiang has been prepared, and the day when the court collects land taxes is less than three days away!"

Seeing this, Ma Ningyuan stood up immediately, and handed over the list already compiled by the government to Hu Zongxian: "Teacher, this is the list calculated by the government!"

Hu Zongxian took the list from Ma Ningyuan and browsed it carefully.

The list is divided into two parts, one is the list of those who are willing to implement the conversion of rice to mulberry, and the other is the list of those who oppose the implementation of the conversion of rice to mulberry!As everyone had expected, the majority opposed changing rice to mulberry.

After Hu Zongxian browsed through the names above, he found Shen Yishi's name in the corner.

"Who added Shen Yishi's name?"

After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he pointed to Shen Yishi's name on the list and asked.

"Your Excellency, it is... the lower officials added it! Before this, the lower officials found out that Shen Yishi owns nearly [-] mu of land. If he can be persuaded to replant mulberry seedlings, it will play a very good role. exemplary role."

Seeing this, He Maocai stood up slowly from the seat and explained bravely.

"Hmph, why is it less than [-] mu? According to my knowledge, the land under Shen Yishi's name is clearly about [-] mu!"

"His little tricks can fool others, but he can't hide it from me."

Hu Zongxian sneered at He Maocai's words, then said in a deep voice.

"What? Thirty thousand mu!"

After hearing the number reported by Hu Zongxian, everyone turned pale with shock, while Zheng Michang and He Maocai looked at each other with gloomy expressions.

"This Shen Yishi, dare to lie to us!"

Hu Zongxian had a panoramic view of the expressions on everyone's faces, and then continued: "I don't care how Shen Yishi's name got in, but since he owns [-] mu of land, he only reported [-] mu of land! Somewhat unreasonable."

"Therefore, this officer has decided to remove Shen Yishi from this list! In addition, the land tax that he concealed will be doubled."

"What do you think?"

After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, after looking around for a week, his eyes fell on Zheng Michang and He Maocai.

Sensing Hu Zongxian's gaze, Zheng Michang and He Maocai hurriedly said excitedly: "Your Majesty agrees with what the governor said, this kind of behavior of concealing land must be severely punished, so as to serve as an example to others!"

"That's right, my lord governor, such an unhealthy trend must not grow! It must be dealt with severely. If those ordinary people are like this Shen Yishi, how will the work of the court continue?"

Immediately afterwards, Gao Hanwen also stood up and agreed to Hu Zongxian's proposal.

"Well, that's good! Since everyone agrees, let's deal with it according to my method when the time comes! Give this Shen Yishi a double land tax."

"If you encounter any obstacles during this process, you can directly double the number, without capping! If he, Shen Yishi, has any objections to this matter, let him come directly to the Governor's Mansion, and I will give him an explanation in person."

After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he immediately added a sentence.

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

Seeing that Hu Zongxian had ordered everything, everyone spoke up and expressed their agreement.

"Okay, you guys go down and prepare! At that time, the land tax will be collected according to the names on this list."

Hu Zongxian put the list submitted by Ma Ningyuan aside, picked up the teacup on the side, took a sip, and said slowly.

"Yes, Lord Governor, we will do our best to complete this matter!"

……

After coming out of the Governor's Mansion, Zheng Michang and He Maocai met at the largest restaurant in the city to discuss the next strategy.

When Zheng Michang pushed open the door of the box, he found that He Maocai had already been waiting inside, and all kinds of dishes on the table were also served.

"Come, sit!"

After He Maocai finished speaking, he pointed to the empty space beside him and said.

"Ah."

Zheng Michang didn't refuse, and just sat down on the seat.

(End of this chapter)