I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 503 The Ze of the Gentleman, Beheaded for the Fifth Life
Shandong, Jinan Prefecture, Licheng County.

Several days have passed since Hai Rui asked Xue Jing, magistrate of Licheng County, to assist him in arresting the local White Lotus believers.

In the past few days, the government has exhausted all the punishments, and finally made those Bailian believers open their mouths.

At this moment, in the county government office of Licheng County, Hai Rui looked at the statement in his hand given by those members of the White Lotus Sect, his face was full of seriousness.

"I didn't expect that the White Lotus Sect here would have such a deep foundation, even many rich gentry and rich households were involved!"

"Here, take a look, here is the specific list!"

After Hai Rui finished speaking, he handed over the statement in his hand to Xue Jing who was beside him.

When Xue Jing heard Hai Rui's evaluation, a little ashamed expression appeared on his face at the right time, because he, as the parent officer of Licheng County, did not fulfill his responsibility well, so that the White Lotus Sect spread and caused the people to suffer.

After that, Xue Jing respectfully took the statement from Hai Rui and began to read it.

But soon, Xue Jing spoke tremblingly as if he had been frightened by something.

"This... this, how could this happen, how could the Zeng family be involved in it!"

Hai Rui was very puzzled by Xue Jing's reaction, and immediately questioned him.

"Why, do you mean that the Zeng family has a big background?"

Facing Hai Rui's inquiry, Xue Jing didn't dare to hide anything, and immediately told him everything he knew.

"My lord does not know that in our Shandong province, apart from the Kong family, there are six other families, namely, the six families of Meng, Zeng, Yan, Bu, Min, and Ran. The ancestors of these seven families can be traced back separately. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius, Meng Ke, Zeng Shen, Yan Hui and others!"

When Xue Jing said this, he couldn't hide the shock in his heart. After pausing for a moment, he continued to add.

"These seven people are called the four sages and three sages, and the genealogy of these seven families is also the same. The genealogy they arranged is also called the Tongtian family tree. The forces are deeply rooted and have great influence!"

"This Shandong has already had countless governors of Shandong, but these seven families are still standing. My lord, you must be careful!"

Hai Rui knew that Xue Jing was admonishing him to accept as soon as he was good, and try not to provoke the families above.

After a while, Hai Rui came back to his senses, chuckled, and spoke unhurriedly.

"Youdao is the brilliance of a gentleman, and it will be killed in the fifth generation. Even if their ancestors are called the four sages and three sages, but it has been passed down to their generation, and the virtue of a gentleman may not be left much!"

"What's more, when Shenzhou fell in the past, I never saw that the families you mentioned earlier have contributed to the country!"

"In my opinion, they are nothing more than relying on the glory of their ancestors, riding on the heads of the common people, and domineering insects!"

After hearing Hai Rui's words, Xue Jing seemed to have been greatly shocked, and after a long while, he cautiously responded.

"My... my lord is right!"

Hai Rui took a panoramic view of the expression on Xue Jing's face, shook his head imperceptibly, and asked.

"Master Xue, can you borrow the study in the yamen?"

When Xue Jing heard this, an ominous premonition flashed in his heart, and he said to himself: "Could it be that the Imperial Censor, who was sent by the imperial court to investigate the case, is going to match up with those families?"

Soon, Xue Jing suppressed all the chaotic thoughts in his heart, and immediately bowed to the ground, and spoke to Hai Rui.

"My lord, please come with me!"

After Xue Jing finished speaking, he got up from the seat and led the way in front of him.

Seeing this, Hai Rui and his personal bodyguard Xiao Er did not suspect him, and followed Xue Jing's footsteps.

After passing through several corridors, Xue Jing, who was leading the way, stopped, turned around, and introduced to Hai Rui.

"My lord, this is the Yamen's study!"

"Well, Lord Laoxue is here!"

Hai Rui looked at the Yamen Study Room which was close at hand, nodded and expressed his thanks to Xue Jing.

When Xue Jing heard this, a flattered expression appeared on his face, and he repeatedly declined.

"Where is it, my lord is serious, the study in the county government office of Xiaguan is not as grand as the capital, I hope my lord will not dislike it!"

After that, Hai Rui didn't hesitate too much, and immediately stepped into the county office study.

The furnishings in the study are very simple. Apart from a few necessary pieces of furniture, the most attractive thing is the desk filled with all kinds of books in the room, and what surprised Hai Rui the most is that the books on the desk Those books have traces of flipping.

Hai Rui stepped forward, picked up a book casually, and after flipping through it for a while, he put it back in its original place.

Based on his many years of experience, Hai Rui can judge that the owner of these books must be an extremely studious person, because the books piled up on the desk cover a wide range of topics.

"Well, it seems that the owner of this study is probably Xue Jing, the county magistrate of Licheng County. This Xue Jing is still a usable person!"

The reason why Hai Rui was so sure was that there were many markings on the book he just picked up casually, and those markings were similar to what Hai Rui had observed in the past few days. The handwriting of respect has a great similarity!
"After this matter is over, let's formally recommend this Xue Jing to the imperial court!"

With this in mind, Hai Rui quickly grinded the ink.

After that, Hai Rui spread out the letter paper, and after thinking about it for a long time, he picked up the brush and dipped it in ink before he picked up the pen to write.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am currently in Licheng County, Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province."

"In order to find out the traces of the White Lotus Sect, Weichen came all the way to the vicinity of Licheng County, and with the assistance of Xue Jing, the county magistrate of Licheng County, he captured several members of the White Lotus Sect. Here, there are many wealthy gentry and wealthy households who have unclear relations with the White Lotus Sect!"

"Not only that, it also involves the well-known Zeng family in the local area. The ancestors of this Zeng family are extremely prominent, and can even be traced back to Zeng Shen in the Spring and Autumn Period!"

"Wei Chen feels that the White Lotus Sect's rampage in Shandong may be related to the following families, namely, the Kong family, the Meng family, the Zeng family, and the Yan family..."

After the last word was written, Hai Rui put the writing brush in his hand back to its original position. After browsing through the contents of the letter and confirming that there were no mistakes or omissions, Hai Rui was relieved.

To be on the safe side, Hai Rui wrote down all the seven families mentioned by Xue Jing earlier.

"Hmph, I will never allow you group of insects to ride on the heads of the common people and do their best!"

After the ink on the letter paper was completely dry, Hai Rui put it in an envelope and walked out of the county office study.

As soon as Hai Rui walked out of the study, his personal bodyguard Xiao Er came up to greet him, cupped his hands, and said respectfully.

"grown ups!"

"Ah."

Seeing this, Hai Rui responded in a subtle way. Seeing that Xiao Er was the only one left around, he immediately restrained himself and asked him.

"By the way, where is Mr. Xue?"

Facing Hai Rui's question, Xiao Er didn't dare to hide anything, and replied respectfully.

"Returning to my lord, Master Xue said just now that there are some matters in the county government that he needs to deal with, so he left first!"

"Well, the officer knows!"

After Hai Rui finished speaking, he took out the envelope he had prepared, and gave Xiao Er some serious instructions.

"Send someone to send this letter to His Majesty as soon as possible, and don't pass anyone's hand in between, understand?"

Seeing Hai Rui attaching so much importance to it, Xiao Er immediately grimaced and assured Hai Rui.

"Don't worry, my lord, the little one will definitely live up to your great trust!"

……

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. During these two days, Jiajing's life was no different from the past. Apart from his daily practice, he also made a special trip to Ganlu Palace to visit the imperial concubine Shen Shi in his free time. .

With the passage of time, Imperial Concubine Shen's belly has obviously bulged. At this moment, her whole body exudes a maternal radiance. Besides, she has also become more careful.

He didn't touch unfamiliar food at all, not only that, but the incense candles in the room were also replaced by his personal maid. On weekdays, he only had activities in the small courtyard of Ganlu Palace.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

At this moment, Jiajing, as usual, looked at the memorials that had been handed over by the supervisor of ceremonies piled up on the desk.

At this moment, there was only a slight sound of footsteps, and the guiding eunuch came in, saying respectfully.

"Your Majesty, Hai Rui sent someone to send you a letter!"

When Jiajing heard this, he immediately put down the half-read memorial in his hand, with a little curiosity on his face, and said to himself.

"Oh, this Hai Rui actually thought of writing to me. Could it be that the situation in Shandong has become so serious that I need to come forward?"

After that, Jiajing changed the subject and gave orders.

"I know, let him in!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After receiving the specific instructions, the guiding eunuch turned around and left.

Looking at the back of the leading eunuch to leave, Jia Jing turned his eyes to Lu Fang who was aside, and asked.

"Lu Fang, what do you think Hai Rui is writing to me this time?"

After Jiajing's words fell, Lu Fang on the side thought for a moment, and then gave his guess.

"Your Majesty, this servant thinks that maybe Hai Rui has encountered some unsolvable problem, so he just sent someone to send a letter to ask for your help!"

Jiajing quite agreed with Lu Fang's statement, nodded and said slowly.

"Well, I think so too, otherwise, why the White Lotus Sect in Shandong is so rampant, there must be some tricks in it!"

While Jiajing was chatting with Lu Fang, the guard sent by Hai Rui to deliver a letter to Jiajing stepped into the Qianqing Palace with a feeling of uneasiness.

After he entered the Qianqing Palace, he knelt down on the ground with a 'plop' as the eunuch who was in charge of teaching etiquette had instructed.

"My minister bows to His Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

Jiajing heard the words, after looking up and down the visitor, he just looked away, and then ordered.

"Well, get up!"

After Jiajing's words fell, the visitor stood up from the ground, and at the same time carefully took out the letter that Hai Rui asked him to deliver, and held it high above his head, saying in a deep voice.

"Report to Your Majesty, this is Hai Rui, the Censor of the Left Vice Capital, and I entrust you to personally deliver the letter to Your Majesty!"

"Well, I know!"

Immediately, Lu Fang, who had been waiting beside Jiajing, stepped forward, took the letter from the stranger, and handed it to Jiajing.

After Jiajing took the letter from Lu Fang's hand, he nodded and ordered so.

"Well, I have received the letter, you go down and rest!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that his mission for this trip had been successfully completed, the visitor quickly relaxed his tense nerves. Immediately, a grateful look appeared on his face, and he saluted Jiajing respectfully.

After that, under the guidance of the eunuch, the visitor left the Qianqing Palace and went to a special room to rest.

After that, I saw that Jiajing opened the letter in his hand and began to browse the contents above, only to see that it was written.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am currently in Licheng County, Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province."

"In order to find out the traces of the White Lotus Sect, Weichen came all the way to the vicinity of Licheng County, and with the assistance of Xue Jing, the county magistrate of Licheng County, he captured several members of the White Lotus Sect. Here, there are many wealthy gentry and wealthy households who have unclear relations with the White Lotus Sect!"

"Not only that, it also involves the well-known Zeng family in the local area. The ancestors of this Zeng family are extremely prominent, and can even be traced back to Zeng Shen in the Spring and Autumn Period!"

"Wei Chen feels that the White Lotus Sect's rampage in Shandong may be related to the following families, namely, the Kong family, the Meng family, the Zeng family, and the Yan family..."

After Jiajing finished browsing the above content, he immediately put the letter aside, chuckled, and said to himself.

"Oh, I really didn't expect that this Hai Rui would personally go to investigate the White Lotus Sect!"

Lu Fang on the side heard Jiajing's words, and couldn't help being curious about the content of the letter. She only asked Jiajing after carefully considering the language.

"Since that's the case, did Hai Rui find any traces from it?"

Jiajing heard the words, glanced at Lu Fang, and immediately handed the letter to Lu Fang casually: "Here, take a look for yourself!"

Seeing this, Lu Fang respectfully took the letter from Jiajing's hand. After he had skimmed through the contents above, his face suddenly turned pale as if he had been frightened by something.

Immediately, Lu Fang came back to his senses, and asked Jiajing tremblingly: "Your Majesty, what should be done with the rich gentry and wealthy households that are suspected to be related to the White Lotus Sect?"

When Jiajing heard this, he immediately turned around and looked at Lu Fang with an unusually calm expression on his face.

"Lu Fang, have you ever heard the saying, "The Ze of a Gentleman, beheaded for five lifetimes?"

(End of this chapter)