I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

While Yan Song was still having a headache over the contemporary Duke of Yan, Kong Shangxian, who was about to arrive in the capital in the near future.

Night falls, in the study room of Prince Yu's Mansion.

Zhu Zaijing could not help but breathe a sigh of relief as he glanced at Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng calmly.

Since the last time Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng left in the study of Prince Yu's Mansion because they did not agree with Xu Jie's approach, they did not come to Prince Yu's Mansion again for a long time to discuss strategies to deal with Yan Dang.

That period of time was very painful for Zhu Zaijing. On the one hand, he was worried that the two parties would break up and be unable to work together to deal with Yan Dang. On the other hand, he was worried that Yan Dang would take advantage of this opportunity to gain power.

Now, seeing Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng come to Prince Yu's Mansion again to discuss the next strategy for dealing with the Yan Party, the stone that had been hanging in Zhu Zaijing's heart finally fell to the ground.

"Huh~ Fortunately, the teacher and Zhang Juzheng are both people who understand righteousness. At least they did not give up on the great cause of overthrowing the strict party because of some differences of opinion. Only by overthrowing the strict party can our Ming Dynasty prosper again. !”

Zhu Zaijing thought so, and immediately picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.

At this moment, Xu Jie looked around and immediately asked.

"Ahem, as I said before, when Yan Song and I went to meet His Majesty today, Your Majesty gave me the task of allocating land. Do you have any opinions on this?"

As soon as Xu Jie finished speaking, Gao Gong stood up and added immediately.

"Not long ago, Hai Rui, who was sent by the imperial court to investigate the case in Shandong, confiscated a total of 320 taels of silver from those families. In addition, there were 290 acres of land. !”

“And we are going to allocate these 36 acres of land to the local landless people. This is a big project that requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and if you are not careful, it will easily cause trouble! "

Behind Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng stood up after thinking about it for a moment, and quickly added.

"Although this time, the land that needs to be allocated to the people has increased greatly compared to before."

"But in the final analysis, the situations faced by Fujian and Shandong are very different. It's just that this time the manpower and material resources required and the complexity of things have increased compared to before!"

When Zhang Juzheng said this, he looked at Xu Jie who was aside, and then put forward his own suggestion.

"The last batch of officials sent to Fujian to assist Tan Lun in distributing land have accumulated rich experience in this process. I suggest that we send them to Shandong this time!"

After hearing Zhang Juzheng's proposal, Xu Jie quite agreed with it, and immediately responded.

"Well, that makes sense. I remember that last time there seemed to be an official who performed very well in this process. He seemed to be named Song Yiwang, right?"

As soon as Xu Jie finished speaking, Gao Gong on the side responded.

"Well, that's right, that official is named Song Yiwang, and he is currently serving as the judge of Yiling Prefecture!"

When Zhu Zaijing heard this, his face was full of surprise. He turned his eyes to Xu Jie and asked.

"Why is such an official with such outstanding ability still a small judge in Yiling Prefecture?"

After Zhu Zaiyi's words fell, Xu Jie gave a response after thinking for a long time: "This Song Yiwang, who was disliked by Yan Song because of the impeachment of Hu Zongxian and Ruan E by Shangshu earlier, was later demoted and became the judge of Yiling Prefecture! "

"And the current Minister of Civil Affairs is Yan Shifan. How can Song Yiwang get ahead?"

After hearing Xu Jie's explanation, Zhu Zaijing was furious and said in a deep voice.

"The Yan Party is really causing harm to the country and the people. A talented and ambitious official like Song Yiwang was arbitrarily suppressed and persecuted just because he offended Yan Song, and has not been reused for a long time!"

"A cancer like the Strict Party should be eliminated as soon as possible. Only in this way can we return a bright future to our Ming Dynasty!"

While Zhu Zaijing was making an impassioned speech, he did not notice the flash of disappointment in Gao Gong's eyes.

In Gao Gong's view, the once humble, studious, and kind-hearted student had completely changed and turned into a stranger that he no longer recognized.

Now, he only thinks about overthrowing the Yan Party. As for the price he has to pay in the process, he has never thought about it.

At this moment, Gao Gong's mind suddenly echoed what Zhang Juzheng once said to him: "He is not a qualified prince at all. In fact, he is not even a qualified prince!"

Gao Gong suddenly felt that Zhang Juzheng was right.

As a prince, you should learn how to govern the country and be good at using every power in the court for your own use. You should be able to keep your emotions and anger hidden, and you should not listen to one's beliefs. As a prince, you should Love the common people, always have the country and country of Ming Dynasty in my heart!
Gao Gong could not understand how such a wise and mighty Majesty could have such a son as His Royal Highness Prince Yu.

Everyone knows that Yan Song and Yan Shifan, father and son, were traitorous ministers who allowed their subordinates to indulge in corruption and prey on the people. However, His Majesty was able to suppress Yan Song into obedience and use the entire Yan Party's power for his own use, making him willing to be driven by him. .

Whether it was the reduction of clan expenses or the implementation of integrated grain payment for officials and gentry, Yan Song acted as Jiajing's pawn and bore the most infamy. In the end, His Majesty easily achieved his goal without much effort.

In Gao Gong's view, His Majesty must have had high hopes for His Royal Highness King Yu, otherwise, he would not have allowed himself and Xu Jie to teach His Highness King Yu how to govern the country.

But the result is very obvious. His Majesty, Prince Yu, has been disappointed.

As a result, His Majesty poured all his heart and soul into the child in the womb of the imperial concubine Shen, and Gao Gong felt that the child in the womb of the imperial concubine Shen would definitely become the next heir apparent of Ming Dynasty!

But now, under His Majesty's hard work, the Ming Dynasty is becoming more and more powerful, and the entire Ming Dynasty has begun to show a trend of resurgence.

"Your Majesty, you must hold on for a few more years. Our trend of reviving the Ming Dynasty must not be interrupted here!"

At this moment, Xu Jie's voice rang in Gao Gong's ear, bringing him back to reality.

"In this case, the matter has been settled. Song Yiwang will be responsible for this matter. After this matter is over, he can naturally be promoted to another official position. What else do you think about this? Any opinions?"

After Xu Jie finished speaking, he looked around and waited for everyone's opinions.

"I think Song Yiwang is a good choice!"

"Well, that's right, it's him!"

"I have no opinion!"

Seeing that no one raised any objections to this, Xu Jie couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he coughed twice, and after attracting everyone's attention to him, he spoke slowly.

"To be honest, when His Majesty called Yan Song and I to Qianqing Palace today, in addition to this matter, there was another important matter!"

After Xu Jie finished speaking, he continued without waiting for anyone to respond.

"Your Majesty plans to abolish the current Duke Yansheng and elect a new Duke Yansheng at another date!"

"What? Your Majesty wants to abolish Duke Yansheng!"

After that, the study suddenly fell into silence, and no one spoke.

At this moment, except for Xu Jie, the person involved, everyone else in the study was in shock because of Xu Jie's news, and they were speechless for a long time.

Among those people, Zhu Zaijing was particularly severely affected. At this moment, his face was pale, his whole body was shaking, and his hands were holding on to the seat with extra force. Because of the excessive force, his knuckles were a little numb. white.

Then, he turned his eyes to Xu Jie and confirmed to him in a trembling voice.

"Old Xu Ge, is what you said just now true?"

When Xu Jie heard this, he nodded firmly and responded without thinking.

"Your Highness, you heard it right. Your Majesty really intends to abolish the contemporary Duke Yan!" Xu Jie's words undoubtedly broke the last trace of luck in Zhu Zaijing's heart. He couldn't figure it out. Why would my father risk the turmoil of the court to carry out this matter?

You know, Yan Shenggong has an extremely high status in the hearts of scholars all over the world. This move of the father is simply rebellious and will probably chill the hearts of scholars all over the world!
Zhu Zaijing thought so, and immediately stood up. After looking around, he said in a deep voice.

"No, no, there is no precedent for abolishing Yan Shenggong in the past dynasties. It absolutely cannot be done. I'm afraid it will cause turmoil in the court. I will meet with my father tomorrow to persuade him to withdraw his order. !”

Xu Jie on the side, after listening to Zhu Zaiyi's words, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he immediately bent down and spoke admonishingly.

"Your Highness, you must not do it. Besides, His Majesty has already decided on this matter. Not only will your going have no effect, but it will incur His Majesty's disgust!"

After Xu Jie, Gao Gong on the side also stood up, followed by admonishment.

"Your Highness, Mr. Xu Ge is right. Since His Majesty has decided this matter, it means there is no room for change. Even if you go over, it will not help!"

At this moment, Gao Gong sincerely hoped that Zhu Zaijing would listen to him and not get involved in this matter, because he could vaguely guess what His Majesty wanted to do by abolishing Yanshengong.

No one dares to get involved in the political whirlpool behind this, but now, Zhu Zaijing has to jump into this whirlpool without hesitation. As his teacher, Gao Gong absolutely does not want to see such a situation happen. .

When Zhang Juzheng on the side saw this situation, he also followed the steps of Xu Jie and Gao Gong, and gave a few words of admonishment calmly.

For Zhang Juzheng, what Zhu Zaijing did next had nothing to do with him. In Zhang Juzheng's heart, he even vaguely hoped that Zhu Zaijing could meet His Majesty!

In this way, Zhu Zaijing will be disliked by His Majesty, and by then, he may not even have the chance to stay in the capital.

In the end, like King Jing, he could only go to the fiefdom to become a vassal. He could no longer set foot in the capital and completely lost hope of making a comeback!
Even though everyone tried to persuade them, they could not persuade Zhu Zaijing to change his mind. Then, he faced everyone and said in a deep voice.

"As Confucius said, you should do something when you know something is wrong. Since this thing is wrong, I will do it even at the risk of offending my father!"

"You don't need to persuade me anymore, I will go to meet His Majesty tomorrow!"

Seeing that Zhu Zaijing had made up his mind, everyone knew that there was no point in continuing to persuade him.

Afterwards, we could only discuss with Zhu Zaijing what to pay attention to when meeting Jiajing tomorrow.

After Xu Jie thought about it for a moment, he immediately turned his eyes to Zhu Zaijing and said so.

"Your Highness, when I meet His Majesty tomorrow, please mention your child as much as possible. Your Majesty loves your child very much. At the [-]-day banquet not long ago, he personally presented a longevity lock!"

"Thank you Mr. Xu Ge for reminding me, I will pay attention to this aspect tomorrow!"

Zhu Zaijing was very convinced by Xu Jie's words and responded repeatedly.

Seeing this situation, Gao Gong couldn't help but feel a trace of sadness in his eyes, but soon, this sadness completely disappeared.

After that, Gao Gong finished sorting out the words in his mind, then looked at Zhu Zaijing and spoke.

"Your Highness, you must pay more attention tomorrow..."

……

Gradually, as the night progressed, and seeing that the matters that needed attention had been discussed, everyone stood up from their seats and said goodbye to Zhu Zaijing.

On the way out of King Yu's Mansion, Gao Gong seemed to have a feeling in his heart, raised his head, and looked at the night sky.

The night sky is dotted with stars, and a cool breeze blows from time to time, which makes people feel very comfortable.

Seeing this, Gao Gong sighed helplessly, then quickened his pace and left Prince Yu's Mansion.

As soon as he walked out of Prince Yu's Mansion, Gao Gong bumped into Zhang Juzheng, while Xu Jie had already left in a sedan.

When Zhang Juzheng saw Gao Gong coming out of Prince Yu's Mansion, he hurriedly greeted him and saluted him respectfully.

"Old Gaoge!"

After Gao Gong answered in a subtle way, he immediately turned his gaze to Zhang Juzheng, his face full of doubts.

"Are you waiting for me?"

Zhang Juzheng didn't mean to hide it, but nodded and admitted it very generously.

"Well, that's right, Mr. Gaoge, the reason why I'm waiting for you is because I have a few words that I want to say to you!"

Hearing this, Gao Gong couldn't help but frown. After thinking about it for a moment, he immediately spoke.

"It's getting late, if you have anything to say, say it now!"

After Zhang Juzheng heard this, he made a gesture of invitation to Gao Gong, and soon the two of them came to a secluded place.

After that, Zhang Juzheng suddenly stopped, turned around, and asked Gao Gong.

"Mr. Gao Ge, do you think His Royal Highness Prince Yu will be able to persuade His Majesty to withdraw his orders tomorrow?"

Gao Gong heard Zhang Juzheng's words, shook his head, and responded without hesitation: "There is absolutely no chance, but no one can stop whatever His Majesty wants to do, not even His Majesty Prince Yu is His Majesty's son! "

Zhang Juzheng was deeply convinced by Gao Gong's words, nodded, and immediately responded.

"Well, it seems that Mr. Gaoge thinks the same as me. His Highness Prince Yu, there is absolutely no chance of convincing His Majesty tomorrow!"

At this moment, Gao Gong was a little confused about Zhang Juzheng's purpose, and he couldn't help but become impatient.

"If you have anything to say, just say it, don't be here and whining!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Juzheng took his eyes away from Gao Gong and continued.

"My idea is whether we can use this matter to let His Royal Highness Prince Yu go to the fiefdom to become a vassal like Prince Jing. In this way, we can stay away from the political whirlpool in the capital."

"From now on, His Royal Highness Prince Yu can be a leisurely prince with peace of mind and live his life in wealth and leisure. Mr. Gao Ge, what do you think?"

After Gao Gong listened to Zhang Juzheng's proposal, his breathing became rapid. There was no doubt that Zhang Juzheng's proposal was very attractive to Gao Gong.

As Zhu Zaijing's teacher, Gao Gong really didn't want to see Zhu Zaijing end up with a tragic ending because he got involved in the political whirlpool of the capital!

Looking at Gao Gong who was deep in thought, Zhang Juzheng was not in a hurry and waited quietly for his response.

After a long time, Gao Gong came back to his senses, a look of unbearable expression appeared on his face, and he immediately spoke.

"Let's discuss this matter later. No matter what, I am still His Highness Prince Yu's teacher. I really can't do it!"

Seeing Gao Gong reject his proposal, Zhang Juzheng did not show the slightest trace of annoyance on his face. Instead, he withdrew his gaze from Gao Gong and said slowly.

"Well, Mr. Gao Ge, I can understand your mood. It's getting late, so I'll take my leave now!"

After Zhang Juzheng finished speaking, he saluted Gao Gong, then turned and left without looking back.

Gao Gong looked at Zhang Juzheng's leaving figure and was silent for a long time. After sighing, he left in a sedan chair. (end of this chapter)