I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 529
Since the last time the cabinet officially announced that apart from the imperial examinations, separate examinations for clans and nobles would be held, several days have passed.

In the past few days, it is not that no courtiers have stood up to oppose this policy, but due to the lessons learned from the past few times, the voice of opposition this time is particularly small, and has even reached the point where it can be ignored.

Because of this, this policy is being implemented steadily without much hindrance on the way.

In the evening, the capital, Qianqing Palace.

Jiajing slowly got up from the futon after a day of practice.

Not long after this, the leading eunuch entered the Qianqing Palace, knelt down on the ground, and reported to Jiajing.

"Report to Your Majesty, Eunuch Lu is seeking an audience outside, saying that he has something important to report!"

Hearing this, Jiajing withdrew his gaze from the leading eunuch, and immediately gave instructions.

"Well, I see, let him in!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After receiving Jiajing's order, the leading eunuch did not stop at all, and immediately turned and left. Not long after, Lu Fang was seen entering the Qianqing Palace with silent steps.

As soon as Lu Fang entered Qianqing Palace, she came to Jiajing's side and saluted respectfully.

"His Majesty!"

"Ah."

After Jiajing responded casually, he immediately changed the subject and asked Lu Fang.

"Lu Fang, do you have anything to report to me?"

Hearing this, Lu Fang didn't dare to be negligent, immediately took the envelope out of her sleeve, lowered her head, raised the envelope above her head, and said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, here is a handwritten letter from Hai Rui sent to you through Jinyiwei!"

"Oh, could it be that Hai Rui has made some progress?"

Jiajing said this, and immediately took the envelope from Lu Fang's hand. After opening the envelope, he sat back on the desk and began to browse the contents. He saw what was written above.

"Your Majesty, my minister Hai Rui, since you sent Jin Yiwei to assist me in investigating the case, you have already gained a lot!"

"Based on the previous confessions of the White Lotus Cultists, Wei Chen successfully targeted Zeng Qing, Zeng Xian and others from the Zeng clan, and learned the whole story from them."

"The Zeng family not only colluded with the White Lotus Sect, but also had an ambiguous relationship with those coastal smuggling families. Before the imperial court officially lifted the sea ban, his Zeng family colluded with those coastal smuggling families. Rise up and profit from it!"

"Not only that, most of the land in Wucheng County and the surrounding area has fallen into the hands of his Zeng family. According to Weichen's conservative estimate, there are at least 10,000+ acres of land!"

"Besides, I was worried that this incident might involve the other six families, so I took the liberty to write a letter to His Majesty just now, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

After Jiajing read Hai Rui's handwritten letter and the two statements attached to the envelope, he couldn't help but sneered and said to himself.

"Oh, okay, okay, this group of damned guys really opened my eyes!"

Seeing this situation, Lu Fang couldn't help but groan in her heart, and immediately stepped forward, asking Jiajing cautiously.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

"Lu Fang, take a look for yourself!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he handed the letter and the two confessions into Lu Fang's hands.

Hearing this, Lu Fang immediately took the envelope from Jiajing's hand. After he had read all the contents on it, his expression changed. Immediately, he knelt down on the ground with a 'plop' and begged Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, you must be cautious about this matter!"

"It's okay to talk about the rest of the families, but if it is found out that Yan Shenggong is related to the White Lotus Sect, things will be troublesome!"

After that, Lu Fang organized the words in her mind, trembling, and advised Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, let's stop here and stop looking any further!"

Jiajing was completely unmoved by Lu Fang's words, and after a cold glance at Lu Fang, he turned to speak.

"Even if when the time comes, it is really found out that Yan Shenggong is related to the White Lotus Sect, I will follow suit!"

"In the end, the Kong family is just relying on the name of Lord Yansheng. You know, I am the emperor, and my power is unlimited!"

"Hmph, to be a dog is to have the consciousness of being a dog, holding my bowl, and dare to smash my pot, let alone the descendants of Yan Shenggong, even if Yan Shenggong lives again, I still won't Let him go!"

As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, large dark clouds suddenly gathered in the sky where the setting sun was like blood. Immediately, there was a loud "bang" and several thunderbolts struck down from the sky.

Suddenly, an indescribable power enveloped everyone in the Forbidden City.

Seeing this situation, Lu Fang knew that the emperor had made up his mind, so she simply stopped speaking to comfort her.

After Jiajing's mood calmed down, Lu Fang stepped forward immediately after considering his tone, and asked Jiajing cautiously.

"Your Majesty, if Yan Shenggong really colludes with the White Lotus Sect, how will you deal with him?"

Jiajing heard Lu Fang's words, and after looking Lu Fang up and down, he responded coldly.

"At that time, if he really wants to live, he will definitely come to the capital and beg me to spare his life!"

When Jiajing said this, he couldn't help turning his back and said slowly.

"His Kong family has stood for thousands of years, and the accumulated wealth is probably incalculable. It would be a pity to kill him like this!"

After receiving Jiajing's answer, Lu Fang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said to herself.

"Huh~ It's okay, it seems that His Majesty hasn't been dazzled by anger yet!"

Just as Lu Fang was feeling grateful for this, Jiajing's voice that contained no emotion rang in Lu Fang's ears again.

"Lu Fang, you haven't forgotten what I told you earlier, have you?"

When Lu Fang heard this, she immediately suppressed all the chaotic thoughts in her mind, and immediately responded without thinking: "Your Majesty, this servant knows what to do!"

After receiving Lu Fang's response, Jiajing nodded imperceptibly, with an expression of relief on his face: "Well, Lu Fang, I believe you!"

After Jiajing's words fell, Lu Fang hesitated for a long time before mustering up the courage to speak instead.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

Hearing this, Jiajing turned around, took a panoramic view of the expression on Lu Fang's face, waved his hand, and spoke quite plainly.

"Lu Fang, you don't have to go around with me, if you have anything to say, just say it directly!"

After getting Jiajing's permission, Lu Fang organized the language in her mind as quickly as possible, and reported to Jiajinghui.

"Your Majesty, according to the information I received earlier, more and more people have brought land deeds and property to serve the Kong family in recent days!"

When Lu Fang said this, she paused for a moment, then continued.

"Before this, the land rent of the Kong family has always been divided into [-] to [-]%, and the people can barely fill their stomachs. Now, with more and more people going to work, it is said that the land rent of the Kong family will continue to increase." Keep going up!"

After listening to Lu Fang's words, Jiajing was silent for a long time, and then gave instructions.

"At that time, add this matter to the newspaper!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Lu Fang heard the words, and immediately responded respectfully.

After that, Jiajing passed Lu Fang, looked at the distant scenery, and said silently to himself.

"It seems that it's time for me to put the matter of clearing the land of the whole country on the agenda, but before that, the method of examination must be gradually implemented to the whole country. Only when this matter is related to the black hats on their heads will they agree Do things for me sincerely!"

At this moment, Jiajing seemed to suddenly remember something, turned his gaze to Lu Fang, and confirmed to him.

"By the way, Lu Fang, I remember that Yan Song's granddaughter seems to have married Yan Shenggong?"

Although Lu Fang didn't understand why Jiajing suddenly mentioned this matter, he still answered honestly.

"Your Majesty, you are right. Yan Ge's granddaughter is indeed married to Yan Shenggong."

After getting a definite answer from Lu Fang, Jiajing nodded, and then gave instructions to Lu Fang.

"Well, if that's the case, then you go and call Yan Song to me now, and say that I have something to look for him!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, Lu Fang immediately responded without thinking.

……

On the cabinet side, after finishing their day's work, everyone began to sort out the remaining memorials on their respective desks.

I saw Yan Song took off the reading glasses he was wearing, got up from the seat, and after moving his body, he spoke to Xu Jie who was beside him.

"Mr. Xu Ge, you said that tomorrow is the day for us to rest?"

Xu Jie, who was sorting out the memorabilia, was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, then came back to his senses, and responded with a smile.

"Well, that's right, it happens to be our turn to rest tomorrow!"

After that, the two exchanged a few more pleasantries, Yan Song turned his gaze to the sky outside, and said silently to himself.

"I hope tomorrow will be a good weather, so that I can feel more comfortable!"

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps from outside the door, and a subordinate official hurried in, turned his eyes to the direction where Yan Song and Xu Jie were, and reported respectfully.

"Old Yan Ge, Eunuch Lu is waiting outside!"

After listening to the subordinate official's report, Yan Song frowned, with a look of hesitation on his face, and said to himself.

"It's about this time, what is Eunuch Lu doing here?"

Immediately, Yan Song came back to his senses and gave instructions to the subordinate official.

"In that case, let Eunuch Lu come in!"

"Yes, Mr. Yan Ge!"

After receiving Yan Song's order, the subordinate staff quickly took the order and left. After the subordinate staff left, the atmosphere in the cabinet suddenly became depressed.

"It's this time, what is Eunuch Lu doing in the cabinet? Could it be that something happened?"

This is what everyone thinks at this moment.

With this thought in mind, the expressions on everyone's faces became more and more solemn, and they didn't even dare to vent their anger. They stopped dealing with the affairs at hand and waited quietly for Lu Fang's arrival.

Not long after, under the guidance of the previous subordinate, Lu Fang walked in hastily.

Immediately, under the leadership of Yan Song, everyone respectfully saluted Lu Fang who came in a hurry.

"I've seen Eunuch Lu!"

After the words fell, Lu Fang showed an apologetic expression on his face, facing everyone, and said slowly.

"I'm sorry to bother you, but it's already time to wait here. To be honest, our family has just received orders from His Majesty, so we rushed here in a hurry!"

After Lu Fang's words fell, Xu Jie next to him followed closely.

"Where is it, Mr. Lu is serious, we are all doing things for His Majesty, there is no need to be like this!"

After Xu Jie finished speaking, he immediately changed the subject and asked Lu Fang.

"May I ask Eunuch Lu why he came here this time?"

Hearing this, Lu Fang turned her eyes to Yan Song who was aside, and spoke instead.

"Old Yan Ge, Your Majesty asked me to invite you to come over, saying that I have something to discuss with you!"

When Lu Fang's words fell, Yan Song's face suddenly showed a look of surprise, because he didn't think about what the motive of His Majesty looking for him was.

"Could it be that your majesty came to me to discuss the matter of holding separate exams for clans and nobles apart from the imperial examinations?"

"But this matter, there is not much opposition from the court. Could it be because of something else?"

Immediately, Yan Song came back to his senses, bowed his hands to Lu Fang, and said respectfully.

"Since Your Majesty has something to do with this minister, then Eunuch Lu, let's go without delay!"

"Ah."

Hearing this, Lu Fang looked away from Yan Song and responded.

Immediately, the two embarked on the road to Qianqing Palace together.

……

On the way to Qianqing Palace, Lu Fang saw that Yan Song was hesitant to speak, so she immediately stopped, turned around, and asked Yan Song.

"Old Yan Ge, you are..."

Yan Song sighed helplessly when he heard the words, and tentatively asked Lu Fang with a feeling of uneasiness.

"Eunuch Lu, to be honest, His Majesty rarely sends you over to the cabinet when he is approaching his next duty. Is something wrong?"

Lu Fang had a panoramic view of the expression on Yan Song's face, and after hesitating for a moment, said softly.

"Mr. Yan Ge, to be honest, this matter has nothing to do with court affairs, because it involves your family's private affairs!"

When Yan Song heard this, his pupils shrank suddenly, he looked at Lu Fang in disbelief, and asked subconsciously.

"Personal matter! Could it be that Yan Shifan has caused some trouble again?"

Hearing this, Lu Fang glanced at Yan Song, shook her head, and immediately responded.

"Old Yan Ge, this matter involves your own granddaughter!"

After Yan Song got the specific answer from Lu Fang, although there was still a little worry on his face, compared to before, it was already relaxed a lot.

For Yan Song, currently his political successor is only Yan Shifan!
Next, as long as Yan Shifan does not make too many mistakes, it is not impossible to wait until one day he becomes an official, and then work through his qualifications to become the chief assistant of the cabinet.

As long as Yan Shifan is still in a high position after himself, the Yan family will still be prominent, a family of top officials with two elders!

As for her granddaughter, she was no longer a member of the Yan family the moment she got married!

If something happens, the most important thing to consider is how not to be implicated.

(End of this chapter)