I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 545 It turns out that His Majesty has already planned it!

"It seems that His Majesty is still making a move!"

Yan Song's voice was not loud, but it was like a sharp sword, cutting off all the confusion in Yan Shifan's heart.

Suddenly, after thinking about all this, Yan Shifan's face showed an expression of disbelief.

Immediately, he subconsciously turned his gaze to Yan Song and asked.

"Father, what do you mean to say that His Majesty has always wanted to use this opportunity to attack these families?"

Yan Song had a panoramic view of the expression on Yan Shifan's face, and responded unhurriedly.

"It's natural. If there is no order from His Majesty behind this, do you think Hai Rui can compete with the local families who have the reputation of "Four Sages and Three Sages"?"

"You know, after so many years of painstaking efforts, the influence of these families in the court has long been intertwined. In addition, coupled with the reputation of their "Four Saints and Three Sages" family, there are many people in the court who want to Hurry up to curry favor with them!"

"This point can be seen from the fact that those officials all went up to impeach Hai Rui!"

After listening to Yan Song's analysis, Yan Shifan on the side also thought it was true, and followed closely with Ying Hedao.

"Well, what my father said makes sense. I am afraid that His Majesty has made up his mind since then to get rid of these families!"

When Yan Shifan said this, he couldn't help but show a little ridicule on his face, and said to himself.

"Hmph, those idiots are taking the salary of the imperial court, but they don't think about how to share the worries for His Majesty. Instead, they are rushing to curry favor with those aristocratic families. They are really stupid. Don't they know that there is only one sun in our Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty? "

"It's also because of this that they ended up in such a tragic end. By the way, father, I heard that these officials who were previously impeached by the Shu were all given by Jin Yiwei and Dongchang..."

However, before Yan Shifan finished speaking, Yan Song coldly interrupted him.

"Idiot, can you say this, shut up!"

"Yes, Father!"

Being reprimanded suddenly, Yan Shifan quickly realized that this was an untouchable topic.

Subsequently, both father and son skipped the topic tacitly.

Immediately after Yan Shifan organized the language in his mind, he asked Yan Song carefully.

"Father, the child still has something puzzled, do you still hope that the father can solve the problem for the child?"

Hearing this, Yan Song looked away from Yan Shifan, nodded, and immediately spoke.

"Well, tell me, what's the matter?"

After that, Yan Shifan plucked up his courage and asked Yan Song: "Father, my son is puzzled about something. Although the rest of the families of the "Four Sages and Three Sages" have been ransacked by Hai Rui's soldiers, but Why is there no movement from Lord Yansheng?"

When Yan Shifan said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued.

"Not only that, Hai Rui also took Cao Feng, governor of Shandong Province, to visit Kong's house. The two sides discussed something. Do you think His Majesty's intention behind this is..."

After listening to Yan Shifan's words, Yan Song's face also became quite dignified. After thinking about it for a long time, he opened his mouth to speak.

"Well, it makes sense. Logically speaking, since the families of the "Four Sages and Three Sages" have been proven to have colluded with the White Lotus Sect, then the Kong family must not be able to escape their involvement in this regard!"

"After all, these families of theirs have always been in the same spirit, one prosperous and the other hurt. They all have their own reasons for each other. It is unlikely that the Kong family stays out of the situation. !"

Even if this kind of situation really happened, in order to alleviate the crime, or to drag people into the water, the remaining families would not let this happen. "

"Because of this, in my opinion, a more reasonable explanation at present is that His Majesty intends to deal with Duke Yan Sheng in a low-key manner in order to take into account the impact of the whole matter!"

After listening to Yan Song's analysis, Yan Shifan was also quite convinced, with a look of sudden realization on his face, he replied.

"Father is right. It seems that His Majesty has already planned everything before this!"

At this time, in Yan Shifan's mind, he couldn't help but recall the scene where he proposed the examination of the law in front of Jiajing when he was discussing matters in the cabinet. "The current situation is the same as before. Your Majesty has already mastered everything. His majesty has no plans to leave a waste, and your majesty has deep thoughts. It's really scary!"

Yan Shifan thought so and couldn't help but worry about his future future.

After that, Yan Song might have thought of something suddenly, but he turned his gaze to Yan Shifan and ordered him quite solemnly.

"By the way, recently, pay more attention to the news from Yan Shenggong. If there is anything, report to me immediately. Do you understand?"

Seeing Yan Song's serious expression, Yan Shifan didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately assured Yan Song.

"Yes, father, the child knows!"

Yan Song nodded after receiving Yan Shifan's assurance, and immediately gave instructions.

"Okay, you can go down and do your work. I heard from the servant that the steam engine you have been tinkering with in the room all day, has it improved recently?"

As soon as Yan Song's words fell, Yan Shifan responded without thinking.

"Yes, father, my son recently asked the craftsmen in the city to build a steam engine according to the improved drawings. Compared with the past, it has made great progress. At least it can barely move!"

"It's just that there are still many problems, such as low efficiency, easy explosion, and a lot of charcoal consumption, which is far less practical than manpower!"

When Yan Song heard this, he nodded slightly and spoke words of encouragement.

"Well, yes, it's rare that you care so much about one thing, keep going!"

"When a practical steam engine is actually built in the future, it will be a great achievement!"

After receiving Yan Song's encouragement, Yan Shifan nodded quite firmly, and after saluting Yan Song respectfully, he immediately left the study.

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On the other side, the Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

At this moment, Jiajing was sitting on the dragon chair, listening to the report from Lu Fang quite leisurely.

"Your Majesty, Hai Rui sent someone to deliver the news not long ago that the silver stolen from those families totaled 320 taels!"

"Besides, the land deeds and land deeds were also found from the homes of those families, totaling a total of 36 mu of land!"

"In addition, there are countless antiques and curios, etc., converted into silver, about 800 million taels!"

"Hai Rui also said that since the amount of silver taels is too huge, just to be on the safe side, Your Majesty, please send Jin Yiwei to meet them!"

After Lv Fang reported the general situation to Jiajing, she immediately handed over the brochure in her hand to Jiajing respectfully.

"Your Majesty, here is the detailed record!"

"Ah."

When Jiajing heard the words, he responded in an incomprehensible manner, and immediately took the booklet from Lu Fang's hand. After flipping through it for a few times, he quickly lost interest and put it aside casually.

After that, Jiajing turned his attention to Lu Fang, chuckled, and said with emotion: "Oh, Lu Fang, have you seen that the combined net worth of these big families is 8000 million taels? 8000 million taels!”

"I don't know how long they have been saving to accumulate such a rich net worth. Hmm, so much money is equivalent to more than two years of taxes in the Ming Dynasty!"

When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, she didn't dare to make any movements, so she had to lower her head.

At this moment, Jiajing's emotionless voice sounded next to Lu Fang's ear: "Lu Fang, immediately send Jin Yiwei to meet him. We must transport this money to the treasury safely. Do you understand?"

When Lu Fang heard this, his face immediately turned serious, and he replied in a deep voice.

"Obey, Your Majesty, this servant will definitely handle this matter well!"

(End of this chapter)