I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 167
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Seeing that the emperor was so determined, Xu Jie couldn't refuse any more, so he had to forcefully suppress the ecstasy in his heart, and bowed to Jiajing in salute.

"Well, get up, I still say the same thing, I have never been stingy in rewarding those who have made meritorious service in the court!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he glanced at the people present and said slowly.

"Okay, it has been delayed for such a long time, let's start now."

After Jiajing finished speaking, he rang the jade pan beside him.

"Report to Your Majesty, this minister has his own performance!"

After a while, Yan Shifan stood up, raised the memorial in his hand above his head, and said in a deep voice.

"Oh, Yan Shifan, what do you want to report to me?"

Looking at Yan Shifan who came out first, Jiajing couldn't help feeling a little surprised, then raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I want to impeach these officials on the list, and the crimes they committed are recorded in detail on it! Black sheep like this must be removed from the ranks of officials in my Ming Dynasty."

After Yan Shifan finished speaking, his expression became more respectful.

"Oh, there is another matter? Lu Fang, bring me the memorial."

Jiajing then turned his gaze to Lu Fang who was aside, and ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Lu Fang responded, she went straight to Yan Shifan, took the memorial, and handed it to Jiajing respectfully.

Jiajing opened the memorial, and saw that the names on it were all well-known corrupt officials in the court, and they were the kind of corrupt officials who were so greedy that they would arouse public anger.

Jiajing was planning to find a reason to deal with them, but Yan Shifan was so considerate that he even sent the evidence of the crime directly, which saved a lot of effort.

"Well, Yan Shifan, you did a good job in this matter! I am very pleased to have you in the official department."

Jiajing closed the memorial in his hand and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Your Majesty, I have only fulfilled my duty as a courtier."

Seeing this, Yan Shifan quickly humbled himself.

"It's pretty good for you to be able to do this! On the other hand, many ministers in the court can't even do the minimum duty of being a courtier."

"All day long, I only know how to fight against dissidents, and make the whole court a mess!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip.

And the emperor's words made everyone present feel a little embarrassed: "The party is united and the dissidents are attacked? Isn't this referring to these people present?"

Seeing this, Xu Jie at the side quickly put on a righteous speech, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I also feel that in the imperial court, the phenomenon of the same party fighting against dissidents has been repeatedly prohibited, which is quite detrimental to the court situation! "

Xu Jie's words made Yan Shifan feel Xu Jie's thick skin again, and couldn't help but think: "Little Xu Jie, can't you hear it? Your Majesty is talking about us! You are so cheeky!" Thick."

"As the deputy assistant of the cabinet, it's nothing more than to do engineering supervision to please His Majesty, but you are so shameless. It seems that His Majesty's comments on you in the early years are indeed correct. Xu Jie villain, never Use it!"

Yan Shifan thought so in his heart, and calmly distanced himself from Xu Jie.

Jiajing had a panoramic view of the upright expression on Xu Jie's face, then nodded, and said casually: "Well, Mr. Xu Ge's words are reasonable, and the phenomenon of party unity and dissent in the court must be curbed. This important task, I'll leave it to everyone here!"

"Thank you for your Majesty's trust, and I will obey your orders."

Seeing that Jiajing had given the order, everyone responded in unison with all kinds of thoughts.

"By the way, Zhang Juzheng, how is the construction of the second naval division of the imperial court going? How is the progress?"

Jiajing then turned his gaze to Zhang Juzheng who was aside, and asked.

"Your Majesty, everything is going well so far! In terms of the shipyard, ten warships have been built so far."

Zhang Juzheng heard that Jiajing asked about the progress of the navy, so he quickly sorted out his words and responded respectfully.

"Well, yes, keep going! If you encounter any problems in the process, just report to me. Whether it's a lack of money or a shortage of people, I will find a way to solve it for you."

"There is only one thing, that is, we must ensure the smooth construction of the navy, understand? If something goes wrong, I will ask you!"

Jiajing seemed not at ease about this, and then said something like this.

"Thanks to His Majesty's trust, I will do my best to ensure the construction of the navy! If there is any mistake, His Majesty will punish the minister."

Seeing that the emperor was so concerned about the naval affairs, Zhang Juzheng immediately responded awe-inspiringly.

"Well, I am very relieved to entrust such an important matter to you."

After Jiajing listened to Zhang Juzheng's report, he nodded his head, which was regarded as his approval of Zhang Juzheng's words.

At this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps from outside, and a petty official rushed into the cabinet in a hurry, and before he had time to catch his breath, he raised the envelope in his hand above his head.

"Your Majesty, this... this is an urgent letter sent by Yan Maoqing, the censor of the left deputy capital!"

"What, Yan Maoqing? Hurry up for [-] miles!"

"Could it be that Yan Maoqing had an accident while collecting the salt tax? Or did he say something else?"

Everyone present heard the news at this moment, and all their thoughts were racing.

"Lu Fang, bring me the envelope!"

When Jiajing heard this, he immediately gave instructions to Lu Fang in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Lu Fang responded, she stepped forward quickly, took the envelope, and handed it over to Jiajing.

And Jiajing also opened the envelope very quickly. After he saw the contents on it, he slammed the table and said in a deep voice, "Are these officials trying to rebel?"

And all the people present were startled by the sudden reaction of the emperor, they quickly knelt down on the ground, and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please appease your anger."

"Your Majesty, what happened? Why did Yan Maoqing use [-] miles to expedite?"

After that, Yan Song stepped forward first and asked Jiajing.

"Here, see for yourself, these officials are really lawless! Not only did they falsify the account books of the salt tax, but they even dared to set fire to the post."

After Jiajing finished speaking, he glanced at Lu Fang, who quickly understood and handed the envelope to Yan Song.

Yan Song put on the reading glasses tremblingly, and after reading the contents recorded on the envelope, he was also shocked.

"Your Majesty, the officials in Southern Zhili are so rampant that they dare to use this method. They clearly don't take the court seriously. Therefore, I implore Your Majesty to severely punish the officials involved!"

After Yan Song read the contents of the letter, he also forwarded it to Xu Jie who was beside him.

After a while, everyone in the cabinet read the contents of the letter, and then knelt down on the ground together with Yan Song, begging Jiajing.

"I implore Your Majesty to severely punish these officials involved!"

"Well, I do have this intention. These disobedient officials should clean up."

After listening to everyone's request, Jiajing nodded and agreed with their proposal.

"These short-sighted officials are really tired of their jobs! Don't talk about the salt tax that His Majesty attaches great importance to, but dare to set fire to the post station! This is a great challenge to the authority of the court, and it is a serious crime of beheading. At the same time, it is also His Majesty's reverse scale, if you touch it, you will die!"

At this moment, Yan Song, who was kneeling on the ground, thought so.

"I passed on my will to grant Yan Maoqing the right to make decisions at will, and let him immediately investigate the case thoroughly, and if necessary, he can kill it first and then play it! And the local guards must unconditionally obey Yan Maoqing's transfer. Anyone who refuses with prevarications will be killed without mercy!"

"All officials involved in this case, regardless of their crimes, will be killed without mercy!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he stood up from the dragon chair and looked around at the officials present.

"I obey your orders, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

All the people present were overwhelmed by the aura of the emperor, and responded very respectfully.

"The officialdom over there in Anhui is about to experience a major earthquake! From the governor to the county magistrate, I am afraid few people will be able to escape."

Yan Song thought so in his heart, and then slowly got up from the ground.

(End of this chapter)