I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 282 The imperial examination is approaching
"Father, last night His Majesty ordered Jin Yiwei to mobilize and confiscate all the people on the list!"

In the early morning, when Yan Song was concentrating on a small dish of pickles in front of him, he heard Yan Shifan's voice.

"Well, I see, since these guys don't want to be obedient, then we can only let them die!"

After Yan Song finished speaking, he picked up a piece of pickled vegetable with chopsticks, put it in his mouth, and chewed it carefully.

"Father, everything is ready, here is the style map of the flag!"

"Oh, let me see."

Seeing this, Yan Song put down the bowl and chopsticks, and then turned to the side, looking at the flag style diagram that Yan Shifan showed him.

After a long time, Yan Song looked away, nodded, and ordered.

"Well, yes, I will bring it with me when the cabinet discusses the matter later."

"Yes, Father!"

Yan Shifan saw that his idea was approved by Yan Song, his face was full of joy, and he immediately responded.

"Let's eat together."

"Yes, Father!"

After Yan Shifan responded, he immediately sat opposite Yan Song, and the maid at the side quickly brought a bowl of thick porridge. Neither father nor son spoke, but concentrated on the dishes on the table.

……

The Forbidden City, the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Jiajing slowly got up from the futon, ending today's breathing.

In order to polish his own state to the best, in addition to daily practice, Jiajing will also meditate along the way to get rid of all distracting thoughts in his heart and lay a solid foundation for the breakthrough of the realm.

At this moment, Lu Fang entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation with silent steps.

"Your Majesty, the servants have already completed the things you ordered earlier."

"Last night, the maidservant has asked Jin Yiwei to confiscate all the guys on the list!"

"A total of 6803 million taels of silver were confiscated, and the rest, such as antiques, land deeds, etc., are countless."

After listening to Lu Fang's report, Jiajing looked calm, and then ordered.

"Continue to investigate for me, so many officials have confiscated less than 3000 million taels of silver!"

"Presumably these guys must have secretly transported the money back to their hometown and hid it."

After receiving Jiajing's order, Lu Fang's expression turned serious, and he immediately responded.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Jiajing withdrew his gaze from Lu Fang's face, and then ordered.

"Okay, it's time for the cabinet to discuss matters later, come with me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Afterwards, Lu Fang followed Jiajing step by step and marched towards the cabinet.

……

In the cabinet, taking advantage of the absence of the emperor, everyone was reviewing the corresponding memorials.

"Send all the memorials that have been reviewed and reviewed to the Supervisor of Rituals."

I saw Xu Jie summoning the subordinate officials and ordering so.

"Yes, Mr. Ge!"

After the subordinate staff responded, they immediately left the cabinet with the memorials that had been processed.

Xu Jie immediately got up from the seat, and after exercising his muscles and bones, he turned his gaze to Yan Song and asked with a smile.

"Old Yan Ge, do you know about Jin Yiwei's dispatch last night?"

When Yan Song heard Xu Jie's words, he immediately put down the brush in his hand, thought for a while, and then replied.

"It seems that there is such a thing, but this time Jin Yiwei arrested some criminals, it's not a big deal."

"Besides, the imperial examination is about to be held. In this world, some people want to be officials, so just change another batch!"

After listening to Yan Song's answer, Xu Jie's face remained unchanged, and then he cursed secretly in his heart.

"This old guy is really vicious. Who doesn't know that most of the people on the list are members of your strict party!"

"With an insect like you, how can we build Daming well?"

When Xu Jie saw Yan Song suddenly mentioning the imperial examination, he also sighed helplessly, and then said with emotion.

"Yes, there are people who want to be officials in this world! I heard that some people from the clan have participated in this children's test."

When Yan Song heard what Xu Jie said, he immediately became interested, and he raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Oh, who is it?"

Seeing this, Xu Jie pondered for a moment before giving a response.

"It seems that Zhu Shun came first..."

After Yan Song got the exact answer from Xu Jie, he also chuckled and said slowly.

"Everyone in the world yearns for fame and fortune. Some people want to be rich and famous, and some people want to be famous for future generations. No one can be exempt!"

"Since this is the case, what if people from the clan come to take the imperial examination?"

"Besides, in the edict issued by His Majesty earlier, it is written in black and white that members of the clan can freely choose their occupations, and naturally they can also participate in the imperial examination."

"Let us see what ranking this Zhu Shun can get in the exam!"

Yan Shifan, who had been silent since the beginning, squinted his eyes after hearing what his father Yan Song and Xu Jie said, and began to think in his heart.

"In this imperial examination, there are people from the clan participating. No matter what, His Majesty must want someone from the clan to be able to obtain fame!"

"So as to set an example for the rest of the clan."

"And as the chief examiner presiding over this imperial examination, there are really too many things I can do. I just need to say hello and I can achieve my goal."

"It's too ostentatious to give No.1 so grandiosely. Let's just lower the ranking a little bit. In this way, we can take care of the face of the royal family and ensure that no accidents will happen."

While Yan Shifan was still thinking about it, he heard a shrill voice coming from outside the cabinet.

"His Majesty is here!"

Seeing this, everyone stopped communicating one after another, then knelt down on the ground, waiting for the arrival of the emperor.

"My ministers and others meet your majesty, long live my emperor, long live!"

Seeing the appearance of the emperor, immediately, under the leadership of Yan Song, the chief assistant of the cabinet, everyone respectfully saluted.

"Well, get up!"

After Jiajing sat down in his seat, he turned his gaze to the crowd and ordered so.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting the emperor's consent, everyone slowly got up from the ground and sat down in their respective positions.

Immediately afterwards, Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang who was standing beside him, and the latter quickly understood, took a step forward, and said.

"There are three main things that the cabinet is discussing today. One is the flag that can represent my Ming Dynasty, the other is the specific matters of the imperial examination, and the third thing is that the imperial court will open more ports to trade with foreign merchants. .”

Everyone present, after learning what was going to be discussed today from Lu Fang, their faces were full of astonishment, and they secretly said in their hearts.

"Before this, His Majesty has never mentioned it to us!"

"Yeah, isn't Quanzhou Port already open now?"

Jiajing had a panoramic view of the expressions on everyone's faces, raised his eyebrows, and said.

"I know what you are thinking, but I think that since the sea ban has been lifted, it is better to open more ports."

"Do you have any opinions on this?"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he glanced over everyone present and asked lightly.

"His Majesty, I feel that it is very necessary to open more ports!"

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, Yan Song stood up and expressed his attitude clearly.

"Old Xu Ge, what do you think?"

Seeing that Yan Song had expressed his attitude, Jiajing immediately turned his gaze to Xu Jie and asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this minister's opinion is the same as Elder Yan Ge's!"

Seeing the emperor asking for his opinion, Xu Jie immediately gritted his teeth and replied.

(End of this chapter)