I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 476 Lu Fang in Crisis

"This...this is?"

Yan Song looked at the arithmetic textbook in Lu Fang's hand, hesitated for a moment, and asked subconsciously.

Seeing this situation, Lu Fang smiled, and immediately explained.

"Mr. Yan Ge, this is the arithmetic textbook compiled by Tang Shunzhi of the Procuratorate!"

After listening to Lu Fang's explanation, Yan Song breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately took the arithmetic textbook from Lu Fang's hand, and began to browse it carefully.

After Yan Song put down the arithmetic textbook in his hand, Jiajing's indifferent voice rang in Yan Song's ear.

"Yan Song, what do you think of the compilation of this textbook?"

When Yan Song heard this, he immediately responded without thinking: "His Majesty, I feel that this textbook is very well compiled, but..."

When Jiajing heard this, curiosity appeared on his face, he raised his eyebrows, and signaled Yan Song to continue.

"It's just the content, if only it could be more simple and easy to understand!"

After Yan Song finished speaking, Jiajing immediately added: "You don't have to worry about this, I have asked Tang Shunzhi to go back and change it!"

Seeing this situation, Yan Song immediately flattered Jiajing: "Your Majesty is a sage, and I admire your Majesty the most, even if it is..."

How could Jiajing fail to see that Yan Song wanted to take the opportunity to change the subject, deliberately ignoring his own words, and immediately interrupted impatiently.

"Okay, don't change the subject, Yan Song, I plan to include arithmetic in the test subjects, what do you think?"

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Yan Song suddenly had a look of embarrassment on his face, and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I feel that this move may cause opposition from scholars all over the world!"

"Those students who have studied hard for more than ten years, just for..."

Before Yan Song finished speaking, Jiajing interrupted him coldly: "Yan Song, I ask you, are there many people in the world who want to be officials, or are there many people who don't want to be officials?"

When Yan Song heard this, he immediately responded without thinking: "Your Majesty, of course there are many people who want to be officials!"

Jiajing nodded after listening to Yan Song's answer, and continued to ask: "Then I will ask you again, compared with the integration of government and gentry that was implemented by the imperial court not long ago, which one was implemented? Is it more difficult?"

When Yan Song heard this, he hesitated for a moment, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and respond: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, of course it is more difficult to implement the integration of officials and gentry to pay food!"

Seeing this situation, Jiajing immediately looked at Yan Song, and asked unhurriedly, "Oh, since that's the case, has the integration of government and gentry paying for food been implemented smoothly?"

It wasn't until this time that Yan Song suddenly realized that the reason he had given earlier was so weak that it was refuted by His Majesty in a few words.

At this moment, fine beads of sweat had already oozed from Yan Song's forehead, and he responded feebly: "Your Majesty, not long ago, the imperial court implemented the integration of government and gentry to pay food, and it was successfully pushed...to continue!"

After Jiajing got the answer he wanted from Yan Song, he deliberately put on a look of doubt and said to himself.

"It's really strange. Since the imperial court was able to implement the policy of integrating government and gentry to pay food, it just couldn't include arithmetic in the examination subjects. It's really weird, Yan Song, what do you think?"

Seeing that Jiajing had already said this, Yan Song knew that if he dared to make excuses again, what awaited him would be the emperor's anger.

Immediately, Yan Song seemed to have made up his mind, turned his gaze to Jiajing, and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to take the lead in carrying out this matter!"

Seeing Yan Song being so knowledgeable, Jiajing also nodded in a subtle way, and spoke encouragingly.

"Well, yes, Mr. Yan Ge is worthy of being my humerus minister!"

Although he was praised by the emperor, Yan Song didn't feel the slightest bit of joy, and the expression on his face became more dignified instead.

Because last time, Yan Song unequivocally supported the integration of government and gentry that Jiajing promoted, and he was regarded as a traitor by the entire scholarly community, and his own reputation fell to the bottom.

Although later, due to various coincidences, his personal reputation has recovered, but he is still not tolerated by the scholars of Ming Dynasty!

"Hey, I don't know how those people will evaluate me Yan Song in a hundred years. I'm afraid they won't have a few good things to say?"

Thinking so, Yan Song immediately boldly proposed to Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, otherwise, this year's imperial examination will remain the same, and from next year, arithmetic will be added to the examination subjects. What do you think?"

After Yan Song finished speaking, he was afraid that Jiajing would disagree, and then added: "Your Majesty, I feel that no matter what, we must give the students in the world a buffer space, otherwise, it will cause complaints, and it will be bad. !"

After listening to Yan Song's suggestion, Jiajing thought about it for a moment, and then spoke.

"Well, yes, I agree!"

Seeing that the emperor agreed to his suggestion, Yan Song couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and said to himself: "No matter what, as long as it's not implemented now!"

Jiajing seemed to have seen what Yan Song was thinking, and added another sentence: "Well, Yan Song, after you return to the cabinet later, you can officially announce this matter!"

Faced with Jiajing's order, Yan Song did not dare to raise the slightest objection, so he had to bite the bullet and respond: "Obey, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the matter had come to an end, Jiajing waved his hand quite casually and issued an order to expel the guests.

"Okay, I still have things to deal with, so go back and get busy!"

"As you order, Your Majesty, I will retire now!"

After that, Yan Song didn't dare to stay in Qianqing Palace, and turned around to leave immediately.

After Yan Song left, Jiajing turned his eyes to Lu Fang who was aside, and then ordered: "Lu Fang, you have to hurry up on the newspaper!"

When Lu Fang heard the words, his expression immediately turned serious, and he said respectfully: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, this servant will definitely take care of this matter!"

When Yan Song returned to the cabinet from Qianqing Palace, everyone saw that his face was full of sorrow, and immediately asked him the specific reason.

And Yan Song didn't mean to hide anything, he was about to tell him all the things that Jiajing told him in Qianqing Palace not long ago.

Hearing this, Xu Jie's face suddenly showed surprise, and he lost his voice: "What, His Majesty actually wants to add a new subject of arithmetic, this, this..."

Hearing the words, Gao Gong at the side immediately stepped forward and confirmed to Yan Song: "Mr. Yan Ge, are you sure His Majesty's plan is this way?"

Yan Song sighed helplessly when he heard the words, and responded: "Oh, yes, Your Majesty asked me to wait a while to officially announce this matter!"

Seeing this, Zhang Juzheng at the side hesitated for a moment, and immediately gave his own thoughts: "But this way, it will definitely attract opposition from scholars all over the world!"

As soon as Zhang Juzheng said this, everyone couldn't help falling into silence, because the emperor never cared what those people thought!

Take for example the petition that was raging in the capital not long ago. Those people, in order to oppose the government’s imminent implementation of the government-gentry integration payment policy, even incited the students of the Guozijian to coerce Jiajing to force the palace by means of a joint letter. The delusion makes it take back life.

But in the end, not only Li Ding, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites who took the lead, was struck to death by the thunder that fell from the sky, after that, the integration of government and gentry to pay food was also carried out smoothly without any hindrance.

I don't know how long the time has passed, but Yan Song came back to his senses, looked at the crowd helplessly, and said slowly: "Let's announce this matter according to His Majesty's wishes!"

After everyone heard this, after being silent for a moment, they immediately said in unison: "Yes."

……

As night fell, at this moment, the eunuch Feng Bao, the supervisor of ceremonies, was walking on the road of the Forbidden City in a hurry, and even the eunuchs and maids on both sides of the road stopped to pay respects to him.

Not long ago, Feng Bao accidentally caught a glimpse of Chen Hong sneaking out of the guard's room, taking advantage of the darkness, heading towards the direction of the Qianqing Palace.

Seeing this situation, Feng Bao keenly sensed that something was wrong. While secretly sending out eunuchs to follow up, he himself was not idle. He planned to personally report the news to Lu Fang.

Soon, Feng Bao arrived at Lu Fang's residence. After explaining his purpose, Feng Bao met Lu Fang immediately without waiting too long.

At this moment, Lu Fang was sipping tea quite leisurely. Seeing Feng Bao coming in person, she couldn't help showing a look of surprise on her face, and immediately greeted Feng Bao kindly to sit down.

"Feng Bao, you are here, just in time, godfather has a new batch of tea here, you should try it too!"

At this moment, Feng Bao didn't have such thoughts at all. After looking around, he immediately lowered his voice and said: "Godfather, just now, that Chen Hong avoided everyone's sight and went to the place where His Majesty is. Dry the palace!"

"What did you say, say it again?"

As soon as Feng Bao's voice fell, there was a crisp sound of 'bang', and the tea cup in Lu Fang's hand fell to the ground like this, turning into countless ceramic fragments, and the tea in the cup also fell to the ground along the way. It was steaming a little.

Seeing this situation, Feng Bao knelt down on the ground with a 'plop', and said in a deep voice.

"Godfather, everything my son said just now is true!"

"If there is a single lie in it, the boy is willing to die with a thunderclap!"

After that, Lu Fang looked Feng Bao up and down, and immediately gave orders.

"Well, get up!"

"Yes, godfather!"

After Feng Bao got up from the ground, he immediately turned his gaze to Lu Fang, his face was full of panic, and he asked.

"God... Godfather, what should we do next? It's so late, this Chen Hong suddenly went to His Majesty's place, he must have a conspiracy, we can't just sit and wait!"

When Lu Fang heard this, she couldn't help feeling anxious, and immediately scolded: "Shut up, let me think about it!"

Being reprimanded by this, Feng Bao immediately buried his head deeply, bowed his head, and said nothing.

After a while, Lu Fang came back to his senses, and said to himself: "It seems that Chen Hong is really not coveting my position as the eunuch in charge of ceremonies all the time!"

"On weekdays, it's nothing more than a little trick, but now you dare to go to His Majesty to file a complaint. It seems that it's hard to keep you!"

As Lu Fang said this, his eyes were full of coldness. In his heart, Chen Hong's name had already been written on the death list.

"It's just that all of this can only be implemented after this incident has passed!"

After Lu Fang warned herself, she immediately came back to her senses and asked Feng Bao.

"By the way, when Chen Hong left, did he have anything in his hands?"

Feng Bao heard the words, and immediately began to recall the details in his mind, and it took a long time before he responded.

"By the way, godfather, my child vaguely remembers that this Chen Hong secretly stuffed a letter into his sleeve when he left the guard's office. Tell me, will you..."

Before Feng Bao finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lu Fang: "Well, it seems that this Chen Hong has indeed obtained some evidence, otherwise, he would not be so anxious to tear his face!"

"Or, the evidence in Chen Hong's hands has reached the point where I can be brought down?"

"Yes, that must be the case. Otherwise, this Chen Hong would not have taken such a big risk to sue His Majesty in the middle of the night!"

"However, what is the evidence that Chen Hong possesses? Is it related to Yang Jinshui, or is it related to those smuggling families along the coast?"

Thinking of this, Lu Fang became more and more uneasy. Feng Bao, who was at the side, couldn't help retreating when he saw this situation.

"Looking at godfather's appearance, that Chen Hong should have extremely important evidence in his hands. Otherwise, godfather would definitely not lose his composure. If he had known about it..."

Just when Feng Bao was in a daze, Lu Fang's slightly trembling voice sounded beside his ears: "Feng Bao, you should send someone to investigate right away. Who has this Chen Hong been in contact with recently? Hurry up!" go!"

Seeing Lu Fang's eagerness, Feng Bao immediately turned serious, and assured Lu Fang: "Don't worry, godfather, I'll go and investigate right away!"

After that, Feng Bao turned around and left immediately after saluting Lu Fang respectfully.

After Feng Bao left, Lu Fang sat back on the chair dejectedly, and said to himself silently: "Oh, I hope Your Majesty can remember the old relationship, let me go!"

After Feng Bao left Lu Fang's residence, he went straight back to the Prison of Rites.

At this moment, Feng Bao is also caught in a dilemma. On the one hand, Chen Hong is coming aggressively, and he has a lot of evidence against Lu Fang, and the evidence in Chen Hong's hands is very likely to completely bring Lu Fang down. , and then replace it.

On the other hand, Lu Fang has kindness towards her. For so long, if she hadn't been protected by her godfather, Lu Fang, I'm afraid she would have been plotted against, and it would be impossible for her to sit in the position of eunuch.

Time passed so slowly, I don't know how long it has passed, only to see Feng Bao came back to his senses, called his godson, and said: "Xiao Lizi, you should check it out right away. Who has been in contact with!"

"Yes, godfather, son, go and check it now!"

(End of this chapter)